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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through King Sugar and Other Agricultural Monarchs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did American interests in Venezuelan crude oil attempt to derail the Brazilian crude oil economy?
(a) They rated Brazilian crude oil a "C".
(b) They attempted a blockade of the Brazilian coastline.
(c) They tried to blackmail the USSR into only using Venezuelan oil.
(d) They created a conflict with the Brazilian government.

2. What did Columbus witness on his first voyage, while passing Tenerife?
(a) He witness an eclipse.
(b) He witnessed a falling meteorite.
(c) He witnessed a volcanic eruption.
(d) He witnessed an avalanche.

3. What did Andre Gunder Frank discover upon analyzing the history of Latin America's "metropolis-satellite" relationships?
(a) He discovered that the most wealthy modern-day regions have remained wealthy for hundreds of years.
(b) He discovered that the most wealthy modern-day regions are Spanish.
(c) He discovered that the poorest modern-day regions have remained poor for hundreds of years.
(d) He discovered that the poorest modern-day regions once experienced huge periods of economic boom.

4. To what purpose, according to Bernal Diaz del Castillo, did the Spanish come to Mexico?
(a) To learn of the native peoples of the strange new land.
(b) To build houses and start a new civilization.
(c) To serve God and His Majesty and also to get riches.
(d) To bring the natives European literature and guns.

5. What Aztec innovation in Mexico City is still visited by tourists today?
(a) The floating gardens.
(b) The pyramids of Cairo.
(c) The golden mask.
(d) The great sundial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Colombia paid for the erection of the Panama Canal?

2. What is the most universal health problem in Latin America?

3. What Spanish conquistador defeated the great Tenochtitlan?

4. What region is the world's top coffee producer?

5. How were the rubber workers in Brazil paid?

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