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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Perkins feel most happy with while in Indonesia?
(a) Howard.
(b) Employees of MAIN.
(c) The natives.
(d) His family.

3. Who was killed at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) An Indonesian politician.
(b) An Indonesian banker.
(c) An employee of MAIN.
(d) Perkin's wife.

4. What was written in graffiti on the walls in Panama?
(a) Uncle Sam is awesome.
(b) Uncle Sam, slave master.
(c) Panama separation.
(d) Americans welcome.

5. Who told Fidel to calm down while he and Perkins were at the bar?
(a) A Panamanian man.
(b) The bouncer.
(c) Perkins.
(d) An American.

6. 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.

7. What did Torrijos say he would fight for in Chapter 13?
(a) To ensure Panama did not end up like Guatemala.
(b) Liberation.
(c) Communism.
(d) The right to vote.

8. What was Perkin's opinion about being an economic hit man at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) He wanted to learn the process and benefit from it.
(b) He wished he had thought of the idea.
(c) He wanted nothing to do with the process.
(d) He wanted to go back to college.

9. What did Torrijos want to build in Panama?
(a) A military base.
(b) A bigger canal at sea level.
(c) A resort.
(d) A national park.

10. What did Robert McNamara infuse into government policy?
(a) Business models.
(b) Scientific terms.
(c) Military drills.
(d) Philosophy.

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

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

13. Who is Charlie Illingsworth?
(a) The president.
(b) The project manager.
(c) An accountant.
(d) The secretary.

14. What led to the 1974 embargo of oil to the United States?
(a) Nixon's aid to Saudi Arabia.
(b) The Gulf War.
(c) The United States was in debt.
(d) Nixon's aid to Israel.

15. What did Perkins realize at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) He wanted to stay in Indonesia.
(b) He had changed.
(c) He wanted to become president of the World Bank.
(d) He loved his job.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, Perkins wanted to spend less time with ____________.

2. What were Panamanian woman prohibited to do?

3. Where did Perkins decide NOT to go to college?

4. What was Perkins' impression of political and business leaders at the end of Chapter 6?

5. Why was the Canal Zone in the shape it was in?

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