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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. How does Baer say the Muslim Brotherhood was viewed?

2. Where did Russians begin to have problems with Islamic fundamentalism?

3. How does Baer characterize the American attitude to Saudi politics?

4. What is the Saudi royal family's relationship with the International Islamic Relief Organization?

5. Why didn't the CIA have information about the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s, according to Baer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was the CIA's interest in the Muslim Brotherhood, according to Baer?

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

7. Who are the Alewites, and what is their role in Jordan?

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

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

10. According to Baer, what is the United States policy in the Middle East?

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

Compare and contrast the U.S. and Saudi Arabia based on the information Baer presents. How are they similar? How are they different? Does money buy power the same way in either country? Is fundamentalist religion equally important in either country? What are the key differences between the two countries?

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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