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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Contemporary Structure of Plunder.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did foreign capitalists pay per acre for a huge tract of land in the Amazon?
(a) $10.00
(b) $.99
(c) $.07.
(d) $50.00

2. After the war between Bolivia and Paraguay, who eventually claimed the land Paraguay won in the conflict?
(a) The USA.
(b) Bolivia.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Argentina.

3. Which country has the best chance of establishing a Common Market of Latin America?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Ecuador.
(d) Uruguay.

4. From where does imperialist capital capture foreign markets?
(a) They capture from outside.
(b) They capture from within.
(c) They capture from the sea.
(d) They capture from the forest.

5. What resource replaced nitrate as Chile's main export?
(a) Copper.
(b) Gold.
(c) Wool.
(d) Steel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of Latin American loans are provided by the USA?

2. What caused the Chilean nitrate business to collapse?

3. What is "tied aid"?

4. Who was Guatemalan tyrant Jorge Ubico's idol?

5. What illegal practice drains Brazil of more than $100 million a year?

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