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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What member of Pablo's family is kidnapped?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His grandfather.

3. What sport did the young Pedro love to play?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Rugby.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Baseball.

4. What is Hugo Martinez's rank in the police force?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) General.

5. What does Bennett want to send to kill the narcos?
(a) Military hit squads.
(b) The SAS.
(c) Mafia assassins.
(d) A contract killer.

6. What course did Martinez study in Spain?
(a) Criminology.
(b) Media.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Law.

7. What is the name of the basketball star who died after snorting cocaine?
(a) Gordon Reeves.
(b) Len Bias.
(c) Larry Bird.
(d) Dennis Formby.

8. Who listed Escobar as the seventh richest man in 1989?
(a) Time Magazine.
(b) Face Magazine.
(c) The National Geographic.
(d) Forbes Magazine.

9. What does the American say to himself after he hears forty-four explosions?
(a) This is exactly what I wanted.
(b) I am catching the first flight home.
(c) I am in for a long ride.
(d) Damn, this going to be fun.

10. What TV station aired a documentary accusing Pablo of being a drug trafficker?
(a) BBC.
(b) Sky.
(c) Fox.
(d) ABC.

11. Where had Pablo's mother been visiting on the day of his murder?
(a) The Catholic Church.
(b) The Internet cafe.
(c) A shopping center.
(d) A medical clinic.

12. What did people begin referring to Pablo as after he killed the Conservative landowner?
(a) Mr. Death.
(b) The Debt Collector.
(c) El Dentist.
(d) El Doctor.

13. How does the author describe Martinez's sense of humor?
(a) Sharp and cruel.
(b) Subtle yet biting.
(c) Fun and stomach churning.
(d) Crisp and quiet.

14. Who do Pablo's men kill in 1989?
(a) Hugo Martinez.
(b) Waldemar Franklin.
(c) Luis Galan.
(d) Robert Meaney.

15. Why does Vargas think the bribe is a good thing?
(a) It means they have options if it goes wrong.
(b) It means Pablo has money.
(c) It means they have evidence against Pablo.
(d) It means they are getting to Pablo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the war that began in 1899?

2. What famous figure does Bowden compare Pablo's mustache to?

3. What is Pablo's drug of choice?

4. What the Medellin Civica call Pablo's victory?

5. What kind of person does the author say Colombia breeds?

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