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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what decade was the musical about Evita's life made?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1970s.

2. To many Argentinians, Evita became a _______ for their country and their past.
(a) Archetype.
(b) Symbol.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Lesson.

3. During all of her illness, Eva decided that she wanted to __________ publicly.
(a) Die.
(b) Act.
(c) Sing.
(d) Dance.

4. Who would Eva treat as equals, no matter who they were or what was wrong with them?
(a) The dying.
(b) The rich.
(c) The non-Peronists.
(d) The poor.

5. What was Eva's name put out for, though not many took this request seriously?
(a) Princess.
(b) Martyrdom.
(c) Canonization.
(d) Presidency.

6. Evita became the first British musical to break into _________ at the time.
(a) Broadway.
(b) Movies.
(c) Bestsellers.
(d) Schools.

7. Many people in Argentina were facing lower standards of __________ than they were accustomed to.
(a) Living.
(b) Working.
(c) Eating.
(d) Swimming.

8. General ________ staged a coup against Peron during the time when Eva was beginning to get sicker.
(a) Turin.
(b) Lamos.
(c) Menendez.
(d) Magaldi.

9. Who did Eva hire in order to help her write a book about her life?
(a) Ghostwriters.
(b) Her brother.
(c) No one.
(d) Her sister.

10. The regime wanted to find ways to show that the body of Eva was a _________.
(a) Unnecessary cost.
(b) Gross experiment.
(c) Fake.
(d) Painting.

11. Peron was regarded as a _________ by the time that he was removed from office.
(a) Democrat.
(b) Weakling.
(c) Dictator.
(d) Radical.

12. Who did not want to be patient when managing the affairs of the Eva Peron Foundation, so the foundation shrank?
(a) Peron.
(b) Duarte.
(c) Carmina.
(d) Juan.

13. The musical about Evita's life ushered in a time when popular culture was taking ________ less seriously.
(a) Other cultures.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Politics.

14. Eva's _________ was placed in public view for a long time and 17,000 people came to view it.
(a) Picture.
(b) Body.
(c) Journal.
(d) Book.

15. During what year was Peron removed from the government because of his actions?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Peron remove from the laws during his term in office?

2. Who gave a speech about all of Eva's accomplishments, which was something this person never did before?

3. Eva often said that she didn't have any children because the Argentine _________ were her children.

4. Eva continued her work, speaking out about the injustices of _________ in her speeches.

5. Who did people need to go to in order to get something from the foundation?

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