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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Farhad's father claim the United States sowed in the Middle East?
(a) The seeds of rebellion.
(b) The seeds of hate.
(c) The seeds of peace.
(d) The seeds of love.

2. What did Osvaldo Hurtado allow to happen when he became president?
(a) Public executions.
(b) For the people of Ecuador to invest in Oil fields.
(c) He allowed the Summer Institute of Linguistics to return.
(d) He allowed MAIN to establish offices in Ecuador.

3. What event happened at the end of Chapter 31?
(a) The Vietnam war.
(b) September 11th.
(c) Jenkins' fortieth birthday.
(d) The election of Obama.

4. Why did Perkins write this book?
(a) MAIN allowed him to.
(b) Words have power.
(c) He needed a pay check.
(d) Out of guilt.

5. What was the reaction to Perkin's quitting MAIN?
(a) People threatened him.
(b) People were happy.
(c) People cried.
(d) People thought he was crazy.

6. Why did Yamin choose to speak to Perkins?
(a) He was a man in the middle.
(b) He loved working for MAIN.
(c) Perkins spoke many languages.
(d) Perkins was not religious.

7. How did Jaime Roldós Aguilera die?
(a) In a plane crash.
(b) A bullet wound.
(c) In a robbery.
(d) In a car crash.

8. Why was Perkins so gifted at his job?
(a) His mathematical brilliance.
(b) His way with words.
(c) His education in economics.
(d) His menacing personality.

9. Who is Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini?
(a) A fanatical Shiite.
(b) A prince.
(c) Perkins' friend.
(d) A fanatical Sunni.

10. What is oil based on?
(a) The Euro.
(b) United States' currency.
(c) Rubbles.
(d) Pesos.

11. Whom did Yamin want Perkins to meet at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) Someone who knew a lot about the Shah.
(b) The President.
(c) His family.
(d) The leader of his group.

12. What family returned to Panama after being exiled in Columbia.
(a) The Perkins family.
(b) The Aguilera family.
(c) The Fernando family.
(d) The Arias family.

13. Perkins was offered a new job under what condition?
(a) He would not write his book.
(b) He would blow the whistle on MAIN.
(c) He would give up his American citizenship.
(d) He would take a pay cut.

14. How did Chavez become president of Venezuela?
(a) He paid his way into the position.
(b) The demographics of the country changed.
(c) No one wanted to be in charge.
(d) He overthrew the government.

15. Why did the United States ignore the problem in Venezuela?
(a) They were at war in Afghanistan and Iraq.
(b) They did not know there was a problem.
(c) They had no power in Venezuela.
(d) They had too much money invested in Venezuela.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prediction of Doc's came true at the end of Chapter 20?

2. What did Yamin leave under Perkins' door?

3. Who held a position on the board at Harken Energy Corporation?

4. What did Paula tell Perkins Colombians thought about MAIN?

5. Where did Perkins return to in Chapter 34?

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