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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through he Invisible Sources of Power.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What caused the Chilean nitrate business to collapse?
(a) The war with Britain.
(b) The flood of 1923.
(c) The perfection of the Haber process.
(d) The exhaustion of guano.
2. What was guano used for in Europe?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Currency.
(c) Clothing blends.
(d) Fertilizer.
3. Why does the author feel that the USA was not plundered like Latin America?
(a) The USA initially did not have natural resources attractive to the international market.
(b) The USA was settled a long time after Latin America was settled.
(c) The USA had the firepower and manpower to fight back.
(d) The USA struck a deal with its potential conquerors.
4. How much did foreign capitalists pay per acre for a huge tract of land in the Amazon?
(a) $.07.
(b) $.99
(c) $10.00
(d) $50.00
5. How much has Caracas grown in thirty years?
(a) 700%.
(b) 550%.
(c) .5%.
(d) 20%.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was the English monarch at the time of this incident?
2. What was the great Aztec capital city?
3. To what purpose, according to Bernal Diaz del Castillo, did the Spanish come to Mexico?
4. What country is the top petroleum exporter in the world (at the time the book was written)?
5. Who was William Walker?
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