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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. What replaced nitrates as the pillar of Chile's economy?
(a) Textiles.
(b) Hides.
(c) Copper.
(d) Mercury.

2. Why must the USA purchase so many of its minerals abroad?
(a) The USA enjoys foreign trade.
(b) The USA is controlled by Britain.
(c) The USA lacks sufficient natural mineral deposits.
(d) The USA cannot afford to mine its own mineral deposits.

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

4. Which two Latin American countries have the highest infant mortality rates?
(a) Uruguay and Paraguay.
(b) Argentina and Brazil.
(c) Haiti and Bolivia.
(d) Panama and Mexico.

5. What is the chief fuel of the modern world?
(a) Hydroelectric dams.
(b) Nuclear power.
(c) Solar energy.
(d) Petroleum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Without its acquisition of Brazilian gold from Portugal, what major conflict would England surely have lost?

2. What was guano used for in Europe?

3. How much of Latin America was predicted to be in foreign creditors' hands by 1980?

4. What year did Columbus "discover" America?

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

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