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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Doris Meissner when she arrived in Washington, D.C.?
(a) 30.
(b) 28.
(c) 27.
(d) 29.

2. When did basketball star, Len Bias, died of a cocaine overdose?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1984.

3. When did Joe Moakley, a Boston-based congressman, first hear about the plight of the Salvadorans?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1981.

4. In 1989, how much nonmilitary aid did Congress agree to give the Contras monthly until February 1990?
(a) $4.5 million.
(b) $3.7 million.
(c) $1.4 million.
(d) $2 million.

5. When Fife became a coyote, what was the punishment for every "alien" (68) he helped cross the border?
(a) $3,000 fine and up to 2 years in prison.
(b) $1,000 fine and up to 3 years in prison.
(c) $2,000 fine and up to 5 years in prison.
(d) $5,000 fine and up to 8 years in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often were gubernatorial elections held in Arkansas?

2. Where was Alfredo Cristiani, the head of the Alianza Republicana Nacionalists (ARENA), educated?

3. Before the Refugee Act was passed in March of 1980, roughly how many asylum seekers arrived in the U.S. yearly?

4. When was Romero killed?

5. How long might Oscar Romero's Sunday sermons last?

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