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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Caesarea?

2. What does the United States State Department shield Saudi Arabia from, according to Baer?

3. Why was Saudi oil so important?

4. What would the effect of a stoppage of the Abqaiq facility mean for the American economy?

5. Baer says Bandar bin Sultan is an expert in _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What simile does Baer say describes the relationship between the United States and Saudi money?

2. What protection does Baer say the United States government offers the Saudis?

3. What was Baer's business with Yuri?

4. What makes the Abqaiq crude oil complex vulnerable to terrorist attacks, according to Baer?

5. What information did Baer fish for in his conversation with Yuri, and what was Yuri's response?

6. What threats of violence does Baer describe in Saudi Arabia?

7. How does Saudi Arabia use the oil market to maintain a stable relationship with the United States?

8. How does Baer describe Bandar bin Sultan and his wife's social activities in Washington D.C.?

9. What is the relationship between Baer's assessment of Saudi Arabia and the official United States assessment?

10. In what way does Baer say his observations contradict the official United States statements about Saudi's anti-terrorism efforts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch to passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

What are Baer's political views, and how are those views presented or hidden throughout the book? How does Baer present his views? Does he assume that his reader agrees with him, or does he accommodate for other political perspectives when he presents his own?

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