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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. What is "tied aid"?
(a) It bestows a general subsidy on US exports.
(b) It is a British policy whereupon the USA is blockaded.
(c) It gives Latin America tax breaks.
(d) It is a method of dyeing colorful patterns on clothing.

2. How much has Caracas grown in thirty years?
(a) .5%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 550%.
(d) 700%.

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

4. What does IMF stand for?
(a) International Monetary Fund.
(b) Interposing Malaga's Forests.
(c) Intercontinental Movement Focus.
(d) Istabul's Major Front.

5. What company owns Brazilian iron?
(a) IMF.
(b) Bethlehem Steel.
(c) Minas Gerais.
(d) The Hanna Mining Corporation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the significance of the land the USA purchased from Brazil?

2. For whom did Montezuma mistake the invading Europeans?

3. What is the great natural resource of Lake Maracaibo?

4. What did Columbus witness on his first voyage, while passing Tenerife?

5. What year did Columbus "discover" America?

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