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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 were the rubber workers in Brazil paid?
(a) They were paid with gold coins on an hourly rate.
(b) They were paid with fine cloths and ribbons.
(c) They were paid in kind, with dried meat, manioc flour, and unrefined sugar.
(d) There were paid with visits to their families abroad.

2. Who was Juan Vicente Gomez?
(a) The ambassador of Ecuador to Britain.
(b) The President of Brazilian.
(c) The Bolivian revolutionary.
(d) The king of Venezuelan oil.

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

4. How much of US investment in Latin America is in Mexico?
(a) One-eigth.
(b) One-third.
(c) Half.
(d) One-fourth.

5. Which country has the best chance of establishing a Common Market of Latin America?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Ecuador.
(d) Uruguay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Guatemalan tyrant Jorge Ubico's idol?

2. What do miners chew to counteract some effects of working in the tin mines?

3. What was the key to success in the sugar industry?

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

5. What does the author name as a chief concern within Latin American countries?

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