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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, which empires were listed as imperialistic?
(a) Assyria and Mongol.
(b) Carolingia and Russia.
(c) Middle East, Rome, and Persia.
(d) Akkadia and Qin.

2. What issue did the United States have with Panama?
(a) Panama wanted to control the canal.
(b) The United States had no issue with Panama.
(c) Panama attacked America.
(d) Panama did not want to have peace.

3. What did the man in Perkins' dream carry on his shoulder?
(a) A sack.
(b) A cross.
(c) A bed.
(d) A car axle.

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

5. Whom did United Fruit enlist to help stage a coup?
(a) The FBI.
(b) Panama.
(c) The CIA.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Perkins have to remind himself of at the end of Chapter 4?

2. What did Howard tell Perkins in confidence?

3. Whom did Torrijos want to finance his project?

4. What does Perkins believe makes people feel that God only wants certain people at the top?

5. Who were off limits at the bar Perkins visited?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did MAIN try to bring Indonesia away from communism?

2. How did Perkins begin to feel about MAIN and Americans the longer he was in Indonesia?

3. How did Indonesia become a communist country?

4. What reaction did Perkins receive from business and political leaders in Jakarta in Chapter 6?

5. Why did it make sense to Perkins that businesses funded colleges?

6. Why did MAIN fire Howard Parker?

7. What happened at the bar in the Canal Zone?

8. What was life like in the Canal Zone?

9. Describe Perkins' interaction with Rasy's friends at the coffeehouse.

10. Describe Omar Torrijos.

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