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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. What resource replaced nitrate as Chile's main export?
(a) Wool.
(b) Copper.
(c) Steel.
(d) Gold.

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

3. Without its acquisition of Brazilian gold from Portugal, what major conflict would England surely have lost?
(a) The Spanish War.
(b) The Napoleonic War.
(c) The American Revolutionary War.
(d) The Hundred Years' War.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What law did Juan Domingo Peron impose in Argentina in compliance with minimum wage?

2. Who was Guatemalan tyrant Jorge Ubico's idol?

3. What nickname does the author give the USA?

4. Who is the "king of tin"?

5. To what does the author compare Latin America's capacity for surprise?

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