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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Rasy's friends told Perkins the United States needed to stop _________.

2. What happened as a result of OPEC's oil embargo?

3. Why did Howard return to the United States?

4. What did Perkins find in the Canal Zone?

5. What did Robert McNamara infuse into government policy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were Panamanian women not allowed to do?

3. Describe Perkin's experience with the puppet master.

4. Describe Perkins' childhood.

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

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

7. How did Indonesia become a communist country?

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

9. How did the conversation with Rasy's friends influence Perkins?

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

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