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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. When Perkins read his resume, whom did he discover as his last two clients?
(a) U.S. Department of Treasury and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
(b) Google and Yahoo.
(c) U.S. Department of Treasury and Panama.
(d) Exxon and Shell.

2. What caused Venezuela's budget to quadruple?
(a) The 1986 oil embargo.
(b) The 1973 oil embargo.
(c) The death of Omar Torrijos.
(d) The death of Jaime Roldós.

3. What did Perkins do in the Amazon?
(a) Taught English.
(b) Ran a fishing company.
(c) Introduced people to the Shuars.
(d) Drilled for oil.

4. What did Torrijos predict in Jaime Roldós Aguilera's eulogy?
(a) He would stay in power forever.
(b) The United States would fall.
(c) His own death was near.
(d) Oil would no longer be needed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Jaime Roldós Aguilera die?

3. What happened to Doc as punishment for dishonoring society?

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

5. The company that Perkins started specialized in __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What role did Perkins play in MAIN continuing to receive jobs from Venezuela in Chapter 17?

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

4. Why does Perkins believe President Torrijos died?

5. Describe Perkins' interaction with Doc. Who is Doc?

6. What does Perkins believe can change America?

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

8. What did Perkins learn from Farhad and Farhad's father?

9. What significance did September 11th have for Perkins?

10. What happened to Perkins after he quit MAIN the first time?

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