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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Perkins have to remind himself of at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) His address.
(b) One day he would run MAIN.
(c) One day he would expose MAIN.
(d) His phone number.

2. Why did Indonesia become a communist country?
(a) Lack of unity.
(b) Lack of education.
(c) Lack of a leader.
(d) Lack of money.

3. What was the goal of Perkins' report in Chapter 15?
(a) To make Saudi Arabia more dependent on the United States.
(b) To destroy MAIN.
(c) To analyze the power of OPEC.
(d) To make Saudi Arabia less dependent on the United States.

4. What was Richard Nixon dressed as in Chapter 7?
(a) A clown.
(b) A thief.
(c) Uncle Sam.
(d) An angel.

5. Who is Fidel?
(a) Perkins' boss.
(b) The dictator of Panama .
(c) The ambassador to Panama.
(d) Perkins' driver.

6. What was the United States determined to lure Indonesia away from in Chapter 3?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Monarchy.
(c) Communism.
(d) Socialism.

7. Rasy's friend compared the Muslims to ___________.
(a) A snake waiting to strike.
(b) A tiger waiting to pounce.
(c) A kitten ready to purr.
(d) A dog ready to play.

8. Who was Omar Torrijos?
(a) A friend of Perkins.
(b) The President of Panama.
(c) A cab driver.
(d) Perkins' boss.

9. What did Robert McNamara create which set a precedent for the corporatocracy?
(a) A political campaign.
(b) A military-industrial complex.
(c) A new currency.
(d) A solid buisness plan.

10. What did Perkins see when he drove through the slums of Panama?
(a) Well lit streets.
(b) Well built streets.
(c) Raw sewage.
(d) Poorly designed stores.

11. Where did Perkins' parents teach in Chapter 1?
(a) The Key School.
(b) The Tilton School.
(c) The Ramsey Schoo.
(d) Exodor.

12. What percent of electric load growth did MAIN project?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Five.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Seventeen.

13. What caused a waitress to scream at the bar that Perkins and Fidel visited?
(a) Perkins grabbed her arm.
(b) A soldier grabbed her arm.
(c) She saw a mouse.
(d) She witnessed a murder.

14. Where was Perkins first assigned to work with MAIN?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Paris.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) Nepal.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the man in Perkins' dream look like?

3. What did Torrijos say he would fight for in Chapter 13?

4. What did Perkins try to convince himself of at the end of Chapter 9?

5. Who is Charlie Illingsworth?

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