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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of Premature Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Tupac Amaru?
(a) He was a Mayan chief who led the people out of occupied Cuzco.
(b) He was a Spanish soldier who defected to the natives.
(c) He was a Spanish general who conquered the natives in Cuzco.
(d) He was a mestizo chief and a descendant of the Incas who led a rebellion in Cuzco.

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

3. How much has Caracas grown in thirty years?
(a) 20%.
(b) .5%.
(c) 550%.
(d) 700%.

4. What year was Artigas's agrarian reform--"free land, free man," instituted?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1815.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1915.

5. What did the export of guano help stave off in Europe?
(a) War.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Annoyance.
(d) Disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was guano used for in Europe?

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

3. To what purpose, according to Bernal Diaz del Castillo, did the Spanish come to Mexico?

4. What country is the top petroleum exporter in the world (at the time the book was written)?

5. What labor force did the author eyewitness?

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