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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 did the employees of MAIN live?
(a) Lavishly.
(b) Poorly.
(c) The employees live in the city.
(d) Pay check to pay check.

2. What did the countries that Perkins' company helped eventually do?
(a) Became democracies.
(b) Succeeded.
(c) Failed.
(d) Rebelled.

3. What is Bechtel?
(a) A law firm.
(b) An airline.
(c) A software company.
(d) A powerful engineering firm.

4. Who were off limits at the bar Perkins visited?
(a) The bouncers.
(b) The bartenders.
(c) The waitresses.
(d) The dancers.

5. What did Fidel advise Perkins never to do?
(a) Walk to the Canal Zone.
(b) Speak English.
(c) Travel alone.
(d) Eat at empty restaurants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religious book did Perkins learn the Saudis studied?

2. Who trained Perkins to become an economic hit man?

3. What did Perkins find in the Canal Zone?

4. Who said they would take over the bar at the end of Chapter 12?

5. Where did Perkins live in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Howard Parker.

2. What happened at the bar in the Canal Zone?

3. How did Indonesia become a communist country?

4. What did Perkins dream about his last night in Indonesia?

5. What reaction did Perkins receive from business and political leaders in Jakarta in Chapter 6?

6. How did MAIN try to bring Indonesia away from communism?

7. How did Perkins begin to feel about MAIN and Americans the longer he was in Indonesia?

8. Why did it make sense to Perkins that businesses funded colleges?

9. Why did Perkins travel to Panama?

10. Describe the role of OPEC.

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