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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. Why was the Canal Zone in the shape it was in?
(a) It had faulty building codes.
(b) It was a territory of Panama.
(c) It was a European territory.
(d) It was an American territory.

2. When did Indonesia gain independence?
(a) After WWII.
(b) After the Korean War.
(c) After WWI.
(d) After the Gulf War.

3. What man appeared to Perkins in his dream?
(a) An angel.
(b) His father.
(c) Jesus.
(d) A stranger.

4. Whom did Torrijos want to finance his project?
(a) MAIN.
(b) The Japanese.
(c) The Americans.
(d) Bechtel.

5. What does Perkins believe makes people feel that God only wants certain people at the top?
(a) Corporatocracy.
(b) Theology.
(c) Aristocracy.
(d) Democracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the purpose of JECOR?

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

3. Whom did Perkins meet with in Chapter 9?

4. What did Fidel advise Perkins never to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Howard Parker believe was wrong with MAIN'S predictions about Jakarta? Why did he leave?

2. What did Saudi Arabia's oil embargo cause the United States to realize?

3. What led the Saudis to implement an embargo on oil in 1974?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was life like in the Canal Zone?

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

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