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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. How did the USA attempt to curtail Brazil's petroleum trade?
(a) They asked Brazil nicely not to sell to anyone else.
(b) They declared war and took all the oil fields.
(c) They gave Brazilian oil a grade "C."
(d) They provided oil to rival countries.

2. What country basically owns the Central American banana industry?
(a) The USA.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Spain.
(d) Portugal.

3. What famous saying was associated with Guanajuato?
(a) "A city of wisdom."
(b) "Father a merchant, son a gentleman, grandson a beggar."
(c) "A stitch in time saves nine."
(d) "Gold and silver to be had, for a price."

4. How did Asia acquire rubber tree seeds?
(a) Henry Wickham smuggled seeds out of Brazil.
(b) Christopher Columbus took seeds back for Ferdinand and Isabella.
(c) The trees were discovered deep in the forest.
(d) Chinese merchants came to Brazil and took the seeds back.

5. What was guano used for in Europe?
(a) Currency.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Clothing blends.
(d) Fertilizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does the author give the USA?

2. How did American interests in Venezuelan crude oil attempt to derail the Brazilian crude oil economy?

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

4. What caused the Chilean nitrate business to collapse?

5. What is silicosis?

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