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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. How did John Thomas North "support" the War of the Pacific?
(a) He provided the generals with intelligence.
(b) He purchased war bonds.
(c) He gave lectures abroad.
(d) He supplied the army with home-cooked meals.

2. What kind of development is currently characteristic in Latin America?
(a) Artistic development.
(b) Mandatory development.
(c) Literary development.
(d) Reflected development.

3. How many votes does the USA have in the World Bank?
(a) One-sixteenth.
(b) One-fourth.
(c) One-half.
(d) One-one hundredth.

4. What labor force did the author eyewitness?
(a) The rubber plantations of Brazil.
(b) The silver mines of Potosi.
(c) The tin mines of Bolivia.
(d) The oil refineries of Uruguay.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Hapsburg King of Spain was obsessed with religious wars, draining Spain's coffers and exploited Latin America?

3. What was the key to success in the sugar industry?

4. Who was the person to coin the phrase "knowledge is power"?

5. What does Alcoa stand for?

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