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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Galeano say is the first condition for changing reality?
(a) Reading an instruction manuel.
(b) Obtaining foreign aid.
(c) Understanding it.
(d) Purchasing firepower.

2. Why does Galeano claim to have written this book?
(a) He wants to have a talk with people.
(b) He wants to throw it at the USA.
(c) He wants to make it mandatory for every dictator to read.
(d) He thought it would be fun.

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

4. How many votes does Latin America have in the World Bank?
(a) None.
(b) One-tenth.
(c) One-sixteen.
(d) One-fourth.

5. Instead of hospitals and schools, what did the oil boom of Ecuador bring to the country?
(a) Air conditioning.
(b) Audis.
(c) Color televisions.
(d) Highly bred dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the copper in Chile located?

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

3. How many votes, compared to the USA, do Latin American countries have in IMF?

4. In Mexico, how many rural children out of every five has normal weight and height?

5. What is silicosis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Latin America's chief export?

2. Why, according to Galeano, has he written this book?

3. What country holds most of Latin America's loans, and what percentage does this country hold?

4. Describe the three "heartening" examples Galeano provides about the people's reception of his book.

5. Why is Latin America unable to expand its trade horizon?

6. Has the nationalization of oil been beneficial for Venezuela?

7. What are "negative lists"?

8. Why was the nitrate industry in Latin America abruptly halted?

9. Why do Latin American governments do nothing about all their funds flowing into foreign banks?

10. What is Brazil's relationship to Paraguay?

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