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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 Spanish city was reconquered in 1492 under the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Salamanca.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Granada.

2. After gold, what was the next most important product Latin America could produce?
(a) Glass.
(b) Corn.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Wheat.

3. What did John Thomas North and his partner Robert Harvey purchase for the war effort?
(a) Bonds.
(b) Bread.
(c) Guns.
(d) Silver.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the world's chief fuel?

2. What Hapsburg King of Spain was obsessed with religious wars, draining Spain's coffers and exploited Latin America?

3. What nickname does the author give the USA?

4. In the 1890s, Chile's dependence on Great Britain was comparable to what other colonized country?

5. What Spanish conquistador defeated the great Tenochtitlan?

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