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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 is Yamin?
(a) A new employee at MAIN.
(b) An angry militant.
(c) The Shah.
(d) A subversive radical.

2. Why was Perkins so gifted at his job?
(a) His education in economics.
(b) His menacing personality.
(c) His way with words.
(d) His mathematical brilliance.

3. What did Farhad's father claim the United States sowed in the Middle East?
(a) The seeds of rebellion.
(b) The seeds of hate.
(c) The seeds of love.
(d) The seeds of peace.

4. What would happen if nations asked the United States to repay their debt?
(a) The United States has no debt.
(b) The United States would collapse.
(c) The United States would pay back the loans.
(d) Nothing would happen.

5. Why did Perkins write this book?
(a) Words have power.
(b) MAIN allowed him to.
(c) Out of guilt.
(d) He needed a pay check.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did MAIN build in Colombia.

2. What was the reaction to Perkin's quitting MAIN?

3. What does Perkins believe the old American republic stood for?

4. What did Paula tell Perkins Colombians thought about MAIN?

5. What did Panama receive at the end of Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is "The Prophecy of the Condor and Eagle" important to Perkins?

2. What would happen to the United States if it was asked to pay back its debts?

3. Describe the relevance of the Harken Energy Corporation.

4. Describe the United States' invasion of Panama.

5. What was the United State's interest in Iran?

6. What was Perkins' career like in Chapter 17?

7. What controversy surrounded the Summer Institute of Linguistics.

8. Describe Perkins return to Ecuador in Chapter 34.

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

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

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