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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Patricio Aragones die?
(a) He is stabbed by a guard.
(b) He is wounded by a poisoned dart.
(c) His carriage is destroyed by dynamite.
(d) He drowns in a bathtub.

2. What does the General think is the underlying cause of rebellion?
(a) The people have too much time to think.
(b) The people think him ridiculous.
(c) The people dislike his policies.
(d) The people object to his cruelty.

3. Which of the following objects was NOT among the items bearing the General's face?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Coins.
(c) Condoms.
(d) Stamps.

4. What does the General discover on "that historic October Friday"?
(a) Everyone is mourning his death.
(b) Everyone is celebrating his death.
(c) Everyone is waving red flags.
(d) Everyone is wearing red berettas.

5. According to Aragones, who put the General in power?
(a) Aragones.
(b) The English.
(c) The Conservatives.
(d) The Gringoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a means of death met by the men who sacked the Presidential Palace?

2. What type of contest does the General institute?

3. What happens to the crocodiles after the sack of the palace?

4. What was the motto of the national baseball team?

5. In which month was the Presidential Palace inaugurated?

(see the answer key)

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