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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. In which country did Emilian Zapata introduce radical agrarian reform?
(a) Central Honduras.
(b) Northern Brazil.
(c) Western Peru.
(d) Southen Mexico.

2. What is the great natural resource of Lake Maracaibo?
(a) Bauxite.
(b) Tin.
(c) Oil.
(d) Silver.

3. What country is the top petroleum exporter in the world (at the time the book was written)?
(a) Iran.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Venezuela.

4. What was the Chaco War of 1932-1935?
(a) A manganese war between Brazil and Argentina.
(b) An Indian-rights war between Chile and Peru.
(c) A petroleum-sparked war between Bolivia and Paraguay.
(d) A silver-sparked war between Argentina and Ecuador.

5. How long did it take to squander the nitrate deposits in Peru?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Exactly 10.5 years.
(c) Hundreds of years.
(d) Just a few years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What region is the world's top coffee producer?

2. How much silver was retained in the Spanish economy from 1540-1550?

3. What was Colombia paid for the erection of the Panama Canal?

4. Who does the author think behaves as a world policeman?

5. What area's maps were given to private concerns with the aid of a US government geological survey?

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