Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Eduardo Galeano
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Eduardo Galeano
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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 much of Latin America was predicted to be in foreign creditors' hands by 1980?
(a) 50%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 100%.

2. How much did foreign capitalists pay per acre for a huge tract of land in the Amazon?
(a) $.07.
(b) $.99
(c) $10.00
(d) $50.00

3. What was Colombia paid for the erection of the Panama Canal?
(a) 5 million dollars.
(b) 25 million dollars.
(c) 50 million dollars.
(d) 10 million dollars.

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

5. What was the great Aztec capital city?
(a) Virachoca.
(b) Quetzalcoatl.
(c) Montezuma.
(d) Tenochtitlan.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is guano used?

2. What street took the place of Lombard Street in Latin America?

3. In Brazil, what was Law 56,570, passed on July 6, 1965?

4. What important mine did Bolivia lose in the war?

5. Where is the copper in Chile located?

(see the answer key)

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