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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Contemporary Structure of Plunder.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the USA attempt to curtail Brazil's petroleum trade?
(a) They gave Brazilian oil a grade "C."
(b) They asked Brazil nicely not to sell to anyone else.
(c) They declared war and took all the oil fields.
(d) They provided oil to rival countries.

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

3. What metaphor does the author use to describe industry in Latin America?
(a) As an airplane to an airport.
(b) As mayo is to a sandwich.
(c) As a penny is to a dollar.
(d) As a wheel is to a vehicle.

4. How much of Latin America was predicted to be in foreign creditors' hands by 1980?
(a) 100%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 50%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was President Jose Manuel Balmaceda's goal for Chile?

2. What invention was a major factor in Britain's industrial revolution?

3. Where did Columbus think he had landed, even during his third voyage?

4. Who was Miguel Hidalgo?

5. What resource was at the center of the city of Potosi's prosperity?

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