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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yuri tell Robert Baer when Baer asks for weapons for Saudi Arabian delivery?
(a) He does not know anyone who will handle this kind of deal.
(b) He knows an associate who can arrange this.
(c) He can arrange the purchase.
(d) He report Baer to the United Nations inspector.

2. Where did the Saudi treasury reside in 1930, according to Baer?
(a) In Riyadh.
(b) In Mecca.
(c) In Medina.
(d) In a tin trunk.

3. Why are the cylindrical towers for hydrodesulfurization vulnerabilities to the Abqaiq site?
(a) The towers are close to residential areas.
(b) Sulfur dioxide gas would be poisonous and corrosive.
(c) The towers are built on a slip fault.
(d) They cannot be repaired without stopping oil production for a year.

4. What does Baer say was George H. W. Bush's relationship with the Carlyle Group?
(a) Advisor.
(b) CEO.
(c) Founder.
(d) Political ambassador.

5. What kind of aid does Baer say the Saudis gave Afghanistan and Pakistan?
(a) Food.
(b) Military supplies.
(c) Oil.
(d) Defense.

6. Why is Robert Baer meeting Yuri?
(a) To thwart a terrorist attack on oil sites.
(b) To investigate charges of corruption in the oil business.
(c) To propose an oil contract.
(d) To smuggle weapons.

7. What does Baer say is the cost of Adnan Khashoggi's lifestyle?
(a) $50,000 a year.
(b) $15,000 week.
(c) $50,000 a day.
(d) $100,000 a week.

8. How many miles of pipeline are there in Saudi Arabia?
(a) 17,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 7,000.
(d) 10,000.

9. What does Baer say is tightly tied to the Saudi kingdom?
(a) Al Qaeda.
(b) Islamist terrorism.
(c) American counter-culture.
(d) Moderate Islamism.

10. What is the Carlyle Group?
(a) A group of American ideologues.
(b) A group of Saudi petroleum engineers.
(c) A group of American investors.
(d) A group of American military advisors.

11. Who is Princess Haifa?
(a) Bandar bin Sultan' mother.
(b) Bandar bin Sultan's wife.
(c) The head of Saudi Arabia's parliament.
(d) The Saudi queen.

12. At what stage is oil sent to Ju'aymah?
(a) When it is ready to be refined.
(b) When it is stored after import.
(c) When it is ready to be loaded onto tankers.
(d) When it is desulfurized.

13. How old was Bandar bin Sultan when he became Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.?
(a) 64.
(b) 34.
(c) 44.
(d) 24.

14. What is Bandar bin Sultan's relationship with the Washington D.C. social scene?
(a) Lavish entertainers.
(b) Dispassionate participants.
(c) Abstemious hosts.
(d) Frugal supporters.

15. How does Baer characterize the Saudi royal family under King Fahd?
(a) Efficient.
(b) Philanthropic.
(c) Corrupt.
(d) Militant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action of Minister Na'if's surprised Robert Baer after the attack at the United States barracks in Khobar?

2. What Pakistani project did the Saudi government support with more than $1 billion in aid?

3. How does Baer characterize Saudi society?

4. Where was the first Middle East oil well drilled?

5. To whom were the Saudi oil fields originally leased?

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