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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 is expropriation?
(a) It is the separation of the native peoples from the main population.
(b) It is the government's practice of usurping the Indians and claiming their lands.
(c) It is the Indian's policies of attacking government outposts relentlessly.
(d) It is the tithe the Indians are expected to pay the government.

2. How much has Caracas grown in thirty years?
(a) 700%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 550%.
(d) .5%.

3. How much silver was retained in the Spanish economy from 1540-1550?
(a) Exactly one-fourth: the numbers are recorded with exact precision.
(b) About half: the silver stimulated Spain's economy while also paying off the country's debt.
(c) Almost all: the silver stayed in Spain an made the country rich.
(d) Almost none: the silver went to pay Spain's debts to other countries.

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

5. Because of a deal with the USA, in how many years may Brazil run out of manganese for its own steel industry?
(a) 5.
(b) 25.
(c) 100.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Especially in Guatemala, what is the structure of the labor force visibly identified with?

2. Who was the nitrate King?

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

4. Who was Augusto Cesar Sandino?

5. What was President Jose Manuel Balmaceda's goal for Chile?

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