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

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

3. Who was the person to coin the phrase "knowledge is power"?
(a) Jose Artigas.
(b) Yogi Bera.
(c) President Lyndon Johnson.
(d) Sir Francis Bacon.

4. What was Order 289 of 1965 in Brazil?
(a) It was an order which allowed foreign concerns to get loans at 7 or 8% interest.
(b) It was an order demanding foreigners pay up to 50% in interest.
(c) It was an order demanding the ban of the text.
(d) It was an order to strike on Panama, in protest of the canal.

5. Who was the English monarch at the time of this incident?
(a) King Henry VIII, after which congratulated Melgarejo on being creative.
(b) Queen Elizabeth II, who ignored the incident.
(c) King George I, who declared war on Bolivia.
(d) Queen Victoria, after which claimed Bolivia no longer existed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Asia acquire rubber tree seeds?

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

3. What is silicosis?

4. How were the rubber workers in Brazil paid?

5. What country is the top petroleum exporter in the world (at the time the book was written)?

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