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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the kidnappers abduct the first set of people?
(a) The abductors promise them an interview.
(b) The abductors break into each person's individual home in the middle of night.
(c) The abductors hijack their news van.
(d) Manuel Perez captures them during an interview and hands them over.

2. Who is the first president to allow extradition of Colombian nationals?
(a) Belisario Betancur.
(b) Julio César Turbay.
(c) César Gaviria.
(d) Virgilio Barco.

3. How do the kidnappers get Maruja and Beatriz?
(a) The kidnappers grab the women as they walk to their car after work.
(b) The kidnappers grab the women when they exit the car to enter Maruja's home.
(c) The kidnappers wait for a red light to whisk the women into another vehicle.
(d) The kidnappers crash into Maruja's car and quickly grab the women.

4. Why is Germán Montoya an important man?
(a) He is responsible for the M-19 downfall.
(b) He had been Secretary General to the President.
(c) He helps write the drug trafficking laws.
(d) He is the man that ousted the Virgilio Barco government.

5. Which hostage is no longer worth a bargain?
(a) Francisco Santos.
(b) Diana Turbay.
(c) Beatriz.
(d) Marina Montoya.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Maruja's chauffeur?

2. The guards watching Diana and her crew can be described as _____________.

3. Who is the only one to not hide the pessimism of the kidnappings of Maruja and Beatriz?

4. What does Diana begin to do when she learns her kidnapping is not an isolated event?

5. How many guards are there for Maruja, Beatriz, and the other woman held together in one room?

(see the answer key)

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