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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. Who was Augusto Cesar Sandino?
(a) He was a Mexican peasant who became President of Mexico.
(b) He was a Brazilian revolutionary famous for standing up to the government.
(c) He was a Nicaraguan guerilla who fought for the peasant's land rights.
(d) He was a Salvadoran coffee plantation owner.

2. What country basically owns the Central American banana industry?
(a) Portugal.
(b) The USA.
(c) Spain.
(d) Brazil.

3. From where does imperialist capital capture foreign markets?
(a) They capture from outside.
(b) They capture from the sea.
(c) They capture from within.
(d) They capture from the forest.

4. What nickname does the author give the USA?
(a) The great consumer.
(b) The vast unknowable.
(c) The world policeman.
(d) The end of iron.

5. What monies has the banking industry diverted from Latin America?
(a) Its savings.
(b) Its hedge funds.
(c) Its checking accounts.
(d) Its loan interest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What street took the place of Lombard Street in Latin America?

2. What is silicosis?

3. What does IMF stand for?

4. From the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century, what peoples were the center of the slave trade?

5. What was the key to success in the sugar industry?

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