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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. Which countries were involved in the War of the Pacific, 1879?
(a) Haiti, Guatemala, and Nicaragua,
(b) Venezuela, Ecuador, and Paraguay.
(c) Bolivia, Peru, and Chile.
(d) Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

2. If slaves arrived in the colony and were too ill to work, what happened to them?
(a) They were taken to the plantation anyway.
(b) They were put in a hospital to recover.
(c) They were left on the ship's deck to die.
(d) They were sent back to Africa to recover.

3. Why was Juan Jose Arevalo's government overthrown by Rodolfo Armas, backed by the USA?
(a) Arevalo was rumored to be Communist.
(b) Arevalo was planning an invasion of the USA.
(c) Rodolfo Armas was the rightful President.
(d) Rodolfo Armas had plans for agrarian reform.

4. What rationalization was used by the conquerors who enslaved the native populations?
(a) They would share the wealth with the Indians eventually.
(b) They claimed the Indians enjoyed the work.
(c) They declared the Indians owed them labor because of their defeat in the war.
(d) They denied that Indians had souls, and therefore were no better than beasts of burden.

5. What illegal practice drains Brazil of more than $100 million a year?
(a) Forgery.
(b) Polygamy.
(c) Filibusters.
(d) Smuggling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does the author use to describe industry in Latin America?

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

3. What did Columbus witness on his first voyage, while passing Tenerife?

4. What is silicosis?

5. In Brazil, what was Law 56,570, passed on July 6, 1965?

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