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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 region is the world's top coffee producer?
(a) Latin America.
(b) Australia.
(c) Africa.
(d) Asia.

2. Who was Guatemalan tyrant Jorge Ubico's idol?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Henry V.
(c) King Ferdinand of Spain.
(d) Himmler.

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

4. What was the Chaco War of 1932-1935?
(a) A petroleum-sparked war between Bolivia and Paraguay.
(b) An Indian-rights war between Chile and Peru.
(c) A manganese war between Brazil and Argentina.
(d) A silver-sparked war between Argentina and Ecuador.

5. What country is the top petroleum exporter in the world (at the time the book was written)?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Iran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Order 289 of 1965 in Brazil?

2. What is a "trade gap"?

3. What does IMF stand for?

4. What metaphor does the author use to describe industry in Latin America?

5. Which two Latin American countries have the highest infant mortality rates?

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