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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 important mine did Bolivia lose in the war?
(a) Quetzalcoatl, a tin mine.
(b) Chuquicamata, a copper mine.
(c) Las Ramblas, a silver mine.
(d) Buenos Aires, a guano mine.

2. What Latin American countries were involved in the War of the Pacific?
(a) Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil.
(b) Venezuela, Argentina, and Ecuador.
(c) Bolivia, Peru, and Chile.
(d) Mexico, Guatemala, and Panama.

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

4. How much silver was retained in the Spanish economy from 1540-1550?
(a) About half: the silver stimulated Spain's economy while also paying off the country's debt.
(b) Almost all: the silver stayed in Spain an made the country rich.
(c) Almost none: the silver went to pay Spain's debts to other countries.
(d) Exactly one-fourth: the numbers are recorded with exact precision.

5. What resource was at the center of the city of Potosi's prosperity?
(a) Gold.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Salt.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two Latin American countries have the highest infant mortality rates?

2. What law did Juan Domingo Peron impose in Argentina in compliance with minimum wage?

3. Where is the copper in Chile located?

4. Because of a deal with the USA, in how many years may Brazil run out of manganese for its own steel industry?

5. At what point in time did US interests begin taking over Latin America, replacing European interests?

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