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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 Lake Maracaibo?
(a) It is the only source of freshwater in Argentina.
(b) It is the favorite vacation spot of Brazil.
(c) It is the great lake of Nicaragua.
(d) It is a huge deposit of oil in Venezuela.

2. What was Colombia paid for the erection of the Panama Canal?
(a) 10 million dollars.
(b) 5 million dollars.
(c) 25 million dollars.
(d) 50 million dollars.

3. What is the chief fuel of the modern world?
(a) Solar energy.
(b) Hydroelectric dams.
(c) Nuclear power.
(d) Petroleum.

4. How many votes, compared to the USA, do Latin American countries have in IMF?
(a) 13.
(b) More than half.
(c) More than two-thirds.
(d) Less than half.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does the author use for Latin American "aid"?

2. Who was Juan Vicente Gomez?

3. In Haiti, what does the rainbow symbolize?

4. What Hapsburg King of Spain was obsessed with religious wars, draining Spain's coffers and exploited Latin America?

5. What is "tied aid"?

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