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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. In 1968, what product did Uruguay agree to limit so the country could receive goods under the US agricultural surplus law?
(a) Rice.
(b) Ponchos.
(c) Silver.
(d) Scotch.

2. What Latin American countries were involved in the War of the Pacific?
(a) Venezuela, Argentina, and Ecuador.
(b) Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil.
(c) Mexico, Guatemala, and Panama.
(d) Bolivia, Peru, and Chile.

3. How did Asia acquire rubber tree seeds?
(a) Christopher Columbus took seeds back for Ferdinand and Isabella.
(b) Henry Wickham smuggled seeds out of Brazil.
(c) The trees were discovered deep in the forest.
(d) Chinese merchants came to Brazil and took the seeds back.

4. What year did Brazil abolish slavery?
(a) 1701.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1888.

5. What was Colombia paid for the erection of the Panama Canal?
(a) 10 million dollars.
(b) 50 million dollars.
(c) 5 million dollars.
(d) 25 million dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major company quickened the downfall of Brazilian tape factory Adesite?

2. What was Order 289 of 1965 in Brazil?

3. How many votes does Latin America have in the World Bank?

4. In 1962, how did the US secure the Haitian delegate's vote at the OAS conference?

5. What law did Juan Domingo Peron impose in Argentina in compliance with minimum wage?

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