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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through he Invisible Sources of Power.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the war between Bolivia and Paraguay, who eventually claimed the land Paraguay won in the conflict?
(a) Bolivia.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Argentina.
(d) The USA.

2. Who was Aleijadinho?
(a) One of the greatest artists in Brazil's history, nicknamed "Little Cripple."
(b) A Portuguese merchant who exported gold from Brazil.
(c) The governor of Minas Gerais.
(d) A Brazilian slave who worked in the diamond mines.

3. What Hapsburg King of Spain was obsessed with religious wars, draining Spain's coffers and exploited Latin America?
(a) Louis XI.
(b) Henry VIII.
(c) Ferdinand of Aragon.
(d) Charles V.

4. From the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century, what peoples were the center of the slave trade?
(a) Africans.
(b) Australians.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Irish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Haitians do to avoid forced labor in the mines?

2. How much silver was retained in the Spanish economy from 1540-1550?

3. Who was the English monarch at the time of this incident?

4. What labor force did the author eyewitness?

5. Why was Juan Jose Arevalo's government overthrown by Rodolfo Armas, backed by the USA?

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