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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Jose Rosales give a signed and sworn affidavit to officials in San Mateo, California?
(a) Fall 1981.
(b) Spring 1981.
(c) Winter 1981.
(d) Summer 1981.

2. How old was Jose Rosales when he joined the army in 1970?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

3. 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) $2 million.
(d) $1.4 million.

4. When Barack Obama took office in 2009, how many asylum cases were in backlog?
(a) Quarter of a million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 1.5 million.
(d) Half a million.

5. How often were gubernatorial elections held in Arkansas?
(a) Every 2 years.
(b) Every 3 years.
(c) Every 4 years.
(d) Every 5 years.

6. In 1980 in what city were all the nuns and priests said to be in league with the gurrillas?
(a) Las Vuletas.
(b) Chalatenango.
(c) El Paraiso.
(d) San Bartolo.

7. What gang territory did Eddie Anzora live in?
(a) Triad.
(b) Crips.
(c) Harpys.
(d) Bloods.

8. How old was Juan Romagoza's daughter when he escaped his captors?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 6 months.

9. In the mid-1980s, how many members of the sanctuary movement were in the U.S.?
(a) Around 100,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) Close to 70,000.
(d) 45,000.

10. In 1991, how many Spanish-speaking police officers were in D.C.?
(a) 35.
(b) Not quite 70.
(c) About 100.
(d) 82.

11. By the early 1990s, how many gang-related killings made up all the homicides in Los Angeles County?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 1/2.

12. How many chapters across the U.S. did The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) have in the U.S.?
(a) A little over 200.
(b) At least 180.
(c) 150.
(d) 125.

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

14. In 1984 how many troops did the Salvadoran military have boosted by $1 million from the U.S.?
(a) 31,000.
(b) 42,000.
(c) 24,200.
(d) 12,000.

15. What cities declared in March 1985, that they were sanctuary jurisdictions?
(a) Chicago, Berkeley, and Saint Paul.
(b) New York and Los Angeles.
(c) Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregan.
(d) Cambridge and Madison.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was John Fife introduced to the El Salvadoran crisis?

2. When was Romero killed?

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

4. How far was La Clinica, the clinic Romagoza helped run, from the White House?

5. What family address could Vides Casanova list on his application for an American green card?

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