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

2. Though the Indians of Latin American had a population of 70 million before foreign invasion, how many remained after 150 years?
(a) 3.5 million.
(b) 50 million.
(c) None.
(d) 15 million.

3. What country is the top petroleum exporter in the world (at the time the book was written)?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Iran.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Venezuela.

4. What did Andre Gunder Frank discover upon analyzing the history of Latin America's "metropolis-satellite" relationships?
(a) He discovered that the poorest modern-day regions have remained poor for hundreds of years.
(b) He discovered that the most wealthy modern-day regions have remained wealthy for hundreds of years.
(c) He discovered that the poorest modern-day regions once experienced huge periods of economic boom.
(d) He discovered that the most wealthy modern-day regions are Spanish.

5. What Latin American countries were involved in the War of the Pacific?
(a) Mexico, Guatemala, and Panama.
(b) Bolivia, Peru, and Chile.
(c) Venezuela, Argentina, and Ecuador.
(d) Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is silicosis?

2. What Aztec innovation in Mexico City is still visited by tourists today?

3. Where did Columbus think he had landed, even during his third voyage?

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

5. Who is the "king of tin"?

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