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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of Premature Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Columbus witness on his first voyage, while passing Tenerife?
(a) He witness an eclipse.
(b) He witnessed a falling meteorite.
(c) He witnessed an avalanche.
(d) He witnessed a volcanic eruption.

2. What law did Juan Domingo Peron impose in Argentina in compliance with minimum wage?
(a) The Latafundios Abolition Act.
(b) The Statute of the Peon.
(c) The Agrarian Revolution.
(d) The Agricultural Division Act.

3. What Brazilian mineral deposit is essential to the steel industry?
(a) Manganese.
(b) Oil.
(c) Guano.
(d) Silver.

4. What is silicosis?
(a) A policy of government that excludes Bolivia from the international market.
(b) A disease of the lungs that kills many Latin American tin miners.
(c) A region of Bolivia that is completely uninhabited.
(d) A condition where the sufferer cannot stop laughing.

5. Who was Miguel Hidalgo?
(a) He was a Spanish merchant who shamelessly exploited the native people.
(b) He was a Spanish writer who, at great risk to himself, published a treatise on the conqueror's crimes.
(c) He was a Mexican priest who led a rebellion, attempted to regain the Indian's ancient lands and incite social change.
(d) He was an Aztec leader who united Indian groups and marched on Mexico City.

Short Answer Questions

1. After gold, what was the next most important product Latin America could produce?

2. Though the Indians of Latin American had a population of 70 million before foreign invasion, how many remained after 150 years?

3. Where is the copper in Chile located?

4. In the 1800s, what country was the chief importer into Latin America?

5. What resource was at the center of the city of Potosi's prosperity?

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