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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 states, originally belonging to Mexico, did the USA claim?
(a) Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida.
(b) Texas, California, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada.
(c) Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky.
(d) Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut.

2. What are the environmental problems with many of Latin America's cash crops?
(a) Coffee, sugarcane, and cotton all require mass deforestation.
(b) Many of the cash crops are eaten by animals.
(c) Coffee, sugarcane, and cotton are primarily consumed by the farmers.
(d) Many of the cash crops are failing and leaving large swaths of empty land.

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

4. Who was Guatemalan tyrant Jorge Ubico's idol?
(a) King Ferdinand of Spain.
(b) Henry V.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Himmler.

5. What region is the world's top coffee producer?
(a) Australia.
(b) Africa.
(c) Asia.
(d) Latin America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mariano Melgarejo force a British ambassador to drink as punishment for sneering at the local chichas?

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

3. Why does the author feel that the USA was not plundered like Latin America?

4. If slaves arrived in the colony and were too ill to work, what happened to them?

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

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