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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. What effect did Perkins' article have on MAIN's business practices in Panama?
(a) Their contracts increased.
(b) MAIN left Panama.
(c) Their contracts decreased.
(d) There was no change in buisness.

2. What did the United States gain control of in Panama again?
(a) The Canal.
(b) The government.
(c) The right to drill.
(d) The country.

3. What was the purpose of the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act?
(a) To help small businesses find ways to get off oil dependence.
(b) To help big businesses find ways to get off oil dependence.
(c) To provide utilites to small countries.
(d) To regulate utilites.

4. What was the Dream Change Coalition?
(a) The agency that bought Jenkins' book.
(b) Perkins' non profit that led people into the Amazon.
(c) A literacy coalition.
(d) Perkin's non profit that brought natives out of the Amazon.

5. Why does Perkins believe the United States invaded Iraq?
(a) Perkins does not know why.
(b) They wanted to bring democracy to the people.
(c) The people were in trouble.
(d) The EHMs and jackals had failed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encouraged Perkins to read his resume?

2. What did the Islamic mob seize in order to have the Shah returned to Iran?

3. What prediction of Doc's came true at the end of Chapter 20?

4. What would happen if the Euro surpassed the dollar?

5. What did Yamin leave under Perkins' door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events surrounded President Roldos death?

2. What controversy surrounded the Summer Institute of Linguistics.

3. How did Perkins convince Prince W. to agree to MAIN's terms?

4. Describe how MAIN's deal with Saudi Arabia changed Saudi Arabia?

5. Describe Perkins' relationship with Paula.

6. What was the purpose of the Dream Change Coalition?

7. Describe Perkin's interaction with Yamin.

8. Why was Iraq of interest to the United States?

9. What was Doc's opinion of the Flowering Desert Project?

10. Why did Perkins find it odd that he was employed by the United States Department of Treasury and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?

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