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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old was Bandar bin Sultan when he became Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.?
(a) 34.
(b) 24.
(c) 64.
(d) 44.
2. What would the effect of a stoppage of the Abqaiq facility mean for the American economy?
(a) America would lose one third of its oil.
(b) America would not be affected.
(c) America would lose almost all of its imported oil.
(d) America would have to change to a diesel economy.
3. How does Baer say the Saudi royal princes supplement their royal allowances?
(a) American investments.
(b) Entrepreneurship.
(c) Criminal activities.
(d) Business ventures.
4. When was Saudi Arabia determined to be of vital interest to the U.S.?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1945.
5. What does Baer say about Saudis who come to the United States?
(a) They are the ideal foreigners to have in the country because they often have money to support themselves.
(b) They typically come to the United States on student visas, and then stay illegally.
(c) They are difficult to track and often come to the United States illegally.
(d) They typically do not meet requirements for their visas.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Robert Baer's thesis about the Saudi royal family?
2. When did Bandar bin Sultan become Saudi ambassador to the U.S.?
3. Where are most of the wells in Saudi Arabia?
4. Which nation holds the largest reserves of oil in the world?
5. Why was Saudi oil so important?
Short Essay Questions
1. What made Saudi Arabia an area of strategic importance for the United States?
2. What would be the consequences of an attack on the Abqaiq complex, in Baer's opinion?
3. What is the relationship between Baer's assessment of Saudi Arabia and the official United States assessment?
4. What protection does Baer say the United States government offers the Saudis?
5. How does Saudi Arabia use the oil market to maintain a stable relationship with the United States?
6. How does Baer describe the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia after 9/11/2001?
7. How specifically does Saudi money buy influence in Washington D.C.?
8. What simile does Baer say describes the relationship between the United States and Saudi money?
9. What was the context for Baer's first sight of Bandar bin Sultan's estate in Washington D.C.?
10. Who are the Wahhabis, and what is their role in Saudi culture?
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