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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Seven Years After.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What states, originally belonging to Mexico, did the USA claim?
(a) Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut.
(b) Texas, California, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada.
(c) Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida.
(d) Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky.

2. What was guano used for in Europe?
(a) Fertilizer.
(b) Clothing blends.
(c) Currency.
(d) Medicine.

3. What was President Jose Manuel Balmaceda's goal for Chile?
(a) He wanted to nationalize Chile's nitrate exports.
(b) He wanted to export more gold and silver.
(c) He wanted to be elected to British parliament.
(d) He wanted to compete with Brazil's rubber industry.

4. What labor force did the author eyewitness?
(a) The rubber plantations of Brazil.
(b) The silver mines of Potosi.
(c) The oil refineries of Uruguay.
(d) The tin mines of Bolivia.

5. How did John Thomas North "support" the War of the Pacific?
(a) He purchased war bonds.
(b) He provided the generals with intelligence.
(c) He supplied the army with home-cooked meals.
(d) He gave lectures abroad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the origins of the Indian women's style of dress?

2. Out of the 70,000 Guatemalans that die each year, how many are children?

3. In Haiti, what does the rainbow symbolize?

4. What Latin American countries were involved in the War of the Pacific?

5. Where does Bolivian tin have to go to be smelted?

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