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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 was the Dream Change Coalition?

2. What is oil based on?

3. What did Perkin's article, "Colonialism in Panama has No Place in 1975," suggest that Panama receive?

4. The company that Perkins started specialized in __________.

5. What caused Venezuela's budget to quadruple?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was significant about Perkins not being a trained economist?

2. What was Doc's opinion of the Flowering Desert Project?

3. What was the United State's interest in Iran?

4. Describe President Jaime Roldos.

5. What was Perkins' career like in Chapter 17?

6. Describe the United States' invasion of Panama.

7. What does Perkins believe can change America?

8. Describe the intention of the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act and what actually happened.

9. What controversy surrounded the Summer Institute of Linguistics.

10. What was the purpose of the Dream Change Coalition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what you believe the term "economic hit man" means. What does the term mean to Perkins? How are economic hit men a lethal force? Cite examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one person who influenced Perkins' decision to leave MAIN. How did that person help Perkins realize his work with MAIN was unethical? Can Perkins' change be traced to one specific person? Why or why not? Finally, choose one event that helped Perkins make the decision to leave MAIN. How did this event affect Perkins?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of OPEC. Why did OPEC form and who made up the organization? Discuss the influence OPEC had over the United States including any restrictions it placed on the country.

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