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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. Though the Indians of Latin American had a population of 70 million before foreign invasion, how many remained after 150 years?
(a) None.
(b) 50 million.
(c) 3.5 million.
(d) 15 million.

2. What is Lake Maracaibo?
(a) It is the great lake of Nicaragua.
(b) It is the favorite vacation spot of Brazil.
(c) It is a huge deposit of oil in Venezuela.
(d) It is the only source of freshwater in Argentina.

3. 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 have remained wealthy for hundreds of years.
(b) He discovered that the poorest modern-day regions have remained poor for hundreds of years.
(c) He discovered that the poorest modern-day regions once experienced huge periods of economic boom.
(d) He discovered that the most wealthy modern-day regions are Spanish.

4. What great mathematical principle did the Mayans discover before any other people in history?
(a) The circumference of the earth.
(b) The concept of zero.
(c) General relativity.
(d) Pi.

5. What area's maps were given to private concerns with the aid of a US government geological survey?
(a) Amazonia.
(b) Uruguay.
(c) The Andes.
(d) Bolivia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the environmental problems with many of Latin America's cash crops?

3. What did John Thomas North and his partner Robert Harvey purchase for the war effort?

4. Who was Aleijadinho?

5. What was the Chaco War of 1932-1935?

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