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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of Premature Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How, in the 1800s, did Britain pay for most of its Latin American goods?
(a) It paid with textiles.
(b) It paid with silver.
(c) It paid with carbonate.
(d) It paid with gold.

2. Who was the English monarch at the time of this incident?
(a) Queen Elizabeth II, who ignored the incident.
(b) King Henry VIII, after which congratulated Melgarejo on being creative.
(c) King George I, who declared war on Bolivia.
(d) Queen Victoria, after which claimed Bolivia no longer existed.

3. What did the export of guano help stave off in Europe?
(a) Disease.
(b) Hunger.
(c) War.
(d) Annoyance.

4. What country basically owns the Central American banana industry?
(a) The USA.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Spain.

5. Who was Augusto Cesar Sandino?
(a) He was a Nicaraguan guerilla who fought for the peasant's land rights.
(b) He was a Mexican peasant who became President of Mexico.
(c) He was a Brazilian revolutionary famous for standing up to the government.
(d) He was a Salvadoran coffee plantation owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must the USA purchase so many of its minerals abroad?

2. How much has Caracas grown in thirty years?

3. Who was the nitrate King?

4. What labor force did the author eyewitness?

5. How did Asia acquire rubber tree seeds?

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