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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Contemporary Structure of Plunder.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What states, originally belonging to Mexico, did the USA claim?
(a) Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky.
(b) Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut.
(c) Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida.
(d) Texas, California, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada.

2. Who was William Walker?
(a) He was a US historian who sought to tell the truth about the history of Latin America.
(b) He was a Haitian revolutionary who led a rebellion against landowners.
(c) He was a US assassin who made his way through Central America, eventually taking Panama for the Panama Canal.
(d) He was a British explorer who ventured deep into the Amazon.

3. After the war between Bolivia and Paraguay, who eventually claimed the land Paraguay won in the conflict?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Bolivia.
(c) Argentina.
(d) The USA.

4. How many votes does the USA have in the World Bank?
(a) One-sixteenth.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-one hundredth.
(d) One-fourth.

5. What is "tied aid"?
(a) It is a British policy whereupon the USA is blockaded.
(b) It is a method of dyeing colorful patterns on clothing.
(c) It gives Latin America tax breaks.
(d) It bestows a general subsidy on US exports.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Augusto Cesar Sandino?

2. Why does the author feel that the USA was not plundered like Latin America?

3. What region is the world's top coffee producer?

4. In Haiti, what does the rainbow symbolize?

5. What labor force did the author eyewitness?

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