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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Perkins believe the new global empire stands for?

2. Why did friends try to convince Perkins to not write his economic hit man book?

3. What did Perkins think about while at Ground Zero?

4. What did conservatives swear at the end of Chapter 17?

5. What did Perkins decide to take a stand against?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the riots led by Ayatollah Khomeini.

3. Describe Perkins' relationship with Paula.

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

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

6. What events surrounded President Roldos death?

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

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

9. Describe the United States' invasion of Panama.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Perkins' personality as it evolves throughout the book. How is his behavior at the start of his career? How does it evolve? Do you think Perkins' change is superficial or authentic? What do you believe was the key moment that caused Perkins to change?

Essay Topic 2

What is an economic hit man? Is it an effective means of destroying a country? Why or why not? Describe the process Perkins followed when he destroyed a lesser developed country. Why does Perkins believe he was a good economic hit man? Cite examples from the book to explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Choose a title of a chapter in Perkins' book and discuss its significance to that particular chapter and the rest of the book. Use examples from the book in order to support its relevance.

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