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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. What did the Muslim Brotherhood try to do to Asad in 1973?

2. What rumor did Baer get wind of in Iraq?

3. Who are the Alawites in Jordan?

4. Where was Khalid Sheikh Muhammad born?

5. What did Baer find when he was assigned to the CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Baer say is the effect of the Wahhabi government on Saudi culture?

2. What is the role of it International Islamic Relief Organization in the Middle East?

3. What was the second event that convinced Baer that the CIA was out of touch with what was happening in the Middle East?

4. Who is Danny Pearl, and what happened to him?

5. What changes did Crown Prince Abdallah try to make in Saudi culture?

6. What does Baer say is the flaw in the United States policy in Saudi Arabia?

7. How does Baer describe his night in Uzbekistan?

8. Who is Khalid, and what is his role in Baer's tale?

9. How does Baer characterize America's attitude to Saudi politics?

10. What does Baer say would have been different if the CIA had taken a different strategy on radical Islam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the biggest problem with 'Sleeping with the Devil'? Describe the different aspects of the book that could be described as flaws. Make an argument for one of them as the biggest problem.

Essay Topic 2

How would you characterize American foreign policy in the Middle East if the situation Baer describes in 'Sleeping with the Devil' is not a side-effect of neglect but an actual, deliberate policy? What if the reality on the ground is in fact the American foreign policy? What does that tell us about the ability of American foreign policy planners to create stable democratic states--or states of other stripes or colors?

Essay Topic 3

Where does terrorism rank among the threats to world security in Baer's view? What greater threats are there? What other threats are comparable to terrorism? How does Baer approach these other problems? Are his insights and observations equally useful in other areas beside terrorism?

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