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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did conservatives swear at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) They made the right choice.
(b) They would win the next election.
(c) Perkins would never work in DC again.
(d) They would get revenge on Panama.

2. Why did it make sense to Perkins that big corporations funded colleges?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Professors would not expose the companies for fear of losing their job.
(c) Colleges needed funding.
(d) Tax breaks.

3. Where would Perkins' plan lead Panama?
(a) Into wealth.
(b) Into victory.
(c) Into democracy.
(d) Into debt.

4. In Chapter 17, what did Perkins send to Torrijos?
(a) A bribe.
(b) A priceless gift.
(c) A photo of his family.
(d) A copy of his article.

5. Perkins discovered the key to working in politics was ______________.
(a) Being an economic hit man.
(b) Being buisness smart.
(c) Being a woman.
(d) Living in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was killed at the end of Chapter 7?

2. What happened as a result of OPEC's oil embargo?

3. What did the President of Panama not want to be to the United States?

4. What effect did Perkins' article have on MAIN's business practices in Panama?

5. What did Perkin's article, "Colonialism in Panama has No Place in 1975," suggest that Panama receive?

(see the answer key)

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