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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 Chapter 6, where did Perkins discover he could not work?
(a) In Indonesia.
(b) In Bandung.
(c) In Europe.
(d) In America.

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

3. How was Howard described to Perkins?
(a) As a kind person.
(b) As a mean, vindictive man.
(c) As a man to be trusted.
(d) As an honorable person.

4. 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.

5. What did Perkins find in the Canal Zone?
(a) His business contact.
(b) Plush golf courses and pretty stores.
(c) Abandoned homes.
(d) Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were Panamanian woman prohibited to do?

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

4. How did the employees of MAIN live?

5. When did Indonesia gain independence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Perkins told about Chas. T. Main, Inc?

2. What is the significance of The United Fruit Company?

3. Describe Omar Torrijos.

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

5. What was the purpose of the New Deal's policies? What was the significance?

6. How did Indonesia become a communist country?

7. What was life like in the Canal Zone?

8. What did Perkins dream about his last night in Indonesia?

9. Describe Howard Parker.

10. How did the United States appear innocent in the ruin of less developed countries?

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