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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. Where was Perkins first assigned to work with MAIN?
(a) Kuwait.
(b) Paris.
(c) Nepal.
(d) Georgia.

2. Whom did Torrijos want to finance his project?
(a) The Americans.
(b) MAIN.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) Bechtel.

3. Why did it make sense to Perkins that big corporations funded colleges?
(a) Professors would not expose the companies for fear of losing their job.
(b) Advertising.
(c) Colleges needed funding.
(d) Tax breaks.

4. Who told Fidel to calm down while he and Perkins were at the bar?
(a) The bouncer.
(b) An American.
(c) Perkins.
(d) A Panamanian man.

5. Who was Omar Torrijos?
(a) A friend of Perkins.
(b) Perkins' boss.
(c) The President of Panama.
(d) A cab driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Perkins' impression of political and business leaders at the end of Chapter 6?

2. What percent of electric load growth did MAIN project?

3. What man appeared to Perkins in his dream?

4. What did the man in Perkins' dream carry on his shoulder?

5. In Chapter 4, who was the President of the World Bank?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Perkins begin to feel about MAIN and Americans the longer he was in Indonesia?

2. What did Perkins dream about his last night in Indonesia?

3. Describe Perkins thoughts about Jakarta.

4. What led the Saudis to implement an embargo on oil in 1974?

5. What reaction did Perkins receive from business and political leaders in Jakarta in Chapter 6?

6. What did Howard Parker believe was wrong with MAIN'S predictions about Jakarta? Why did he leave?

7. Describe Perkin's experience with the puppet master.

8. What is the significance of The United Fruit Company?

9. What did Saudi Arabia's oil embargo cause the United States to realize?

10. Why did it make sense to Perkins that businesses funded colleges?

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