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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gaitan's slogan?
(a) I am not a man, I am a people.
(b) I believe in change.
(c) I am at one with my own.
(d) I see nothing but the future.

2. How does Mermelstein describe Escobar's appearance in the Semana magazine?
(a) Sturdy and short.
(b) Muscular and violent.
(c) Tall and thin.
(d) Fat and stout.

3. What famous figure does Bowden compare Pablo's mustache to?
(a) Mussolini.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Castro.

4. What is the name of the hotel the American stays in Bogota?
(a) The Four Seasons.
(b) The Hilton.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) The Dorchester.

5. Where was the airplane flying to?
(a) Riga.
(b) New York.
(c) Cali.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bennett want to send to kill the narcos?

2. What does Nadaistas mean in English?

3. What kind of business did Martinez's father run?

4. What did Maria claim the police refused to give her while in custody?

5. What does the author say stalks Colombia like a biblical plague?

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