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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Baer say is partial owner of Air Cess?
(a) Al Qaeda.
(b) The CIA.
(c) Russian intelligence.
(d) The Saudi royal family.

2. What does Baer say the United States government had not performed before the Saudis were admitted to the country?
(a) Background checks.
(b) Criminal background checks.
(c) Credit checks.
(d) Interviews.

3. Which nation holds the largest reserves of oil in the world?
(a) Iran.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Russia.

4. What does Baer say the Saudi princes are well-known for?
(a) Their benevolence.
(b) Their justice.
(c) Their business acumen.
(d) Their sexual exploits.

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

6. What does Baer say about Saudis who come to the United States?
(a) They typically do not meet requirements for their visas.
(b) They are difficult to track and often come to the United States illegally.
(c) They typically come to the United States on student visas, and then stay illegally.
(d) They are the ideal foreigners to have in the country because they often have money to support themselves.

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

8. How does Baer say the Saudi royal princes supplement their royal allowances?
(a) American investments.
(b) Criminal activities.
(c) Entrepreneurship.
(d) Business ventures.

9. Where are most of the wells in Saudi Arabia?
(a) Offshore.
(b) In the cities.
(c) In the desert.
(d) In the mountains.

10. Where is Caesarea?
(a) Syria.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Israel.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

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

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

13. When did Bandar bin Sultan become Saudi ambassador to the U.S.?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1993.

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

15. What does Baer say was the United States State Department's reaction to the Saudi support in Pakistan?
(a) Covert military strikes.
(b) No protests.
(c) Vociferous protests.
(d) UN sanctions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes smuggling into Saudi Arabia easy, according to Robert Baer?

2. What does Baer say Washington thought of Saudi Arabia after his analysis?

3. Why is this oil difficult to procure?

4. When did the Saudi financial situation change, according to Baer?

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

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