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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Perkins live while he worked in the Peace Corp?
(a) The Pyrenees Mountains.
(b) The Amazon.
(c) The Congo.
(d) The Appalachian Trail.

2. Why did Howard return to the United States?
(a) His visa expired.
(b) He was fired.
(c) He was sick.
(d) He missed his son.

3. What are the two objectives of economic hit men?
(a) To watch the stock market in developing countries and report them to the United States.
(b) To justify large loans for less developed countries and to bankrupt those countries.
(c) To fix the economic situations of poor countries and help the people.
(d) To steal money from overseas banks and not get caught.

4. Where did MAIN conduct most of its work?
(a) In developing countries.
(b) In the United States.
(c) In Europe.
(d) In developed countries.

5. What was MAIN's key to helping the United States obtain dominance in Indonesia?
(a) The electrification project.
(b) The green light project.
(c) Money.
(d) The internet project.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Perkins live in Chapter 5?

2. What did Perkins have to convince himself of at the end of Chapter 5?

3. How did the United States fight the Soviet Union?

4. What was Perkin's opinion about being an economic hit man at the end of Chapter 2?

5. What did MAIN threaten Perkins never to do?

(see the answer key)

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