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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of Premature Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Columbus witness on his first voyage, while passing Tenerife?
(a) He witnessed an avalanche.
(b) He witnessed a falling meteorite.
(c) He witness an eclipse.
(d) He witnessed a volcanic eruption.

2. What did the export of guano help stave off in Europe?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Annoyance.
(c) War.
(d) Disease.

3. Who was Miguel Hidalgo?
(a) He was a Mexican priest who led a rebellion, attempted to regain the Indian's ancient lands and incite social change.
(b) He was a Spanish writer who, at great risk to himself, published a treatise on the conqueror's crimes.
(c) He was a Spanish merchant who shamelessly exploited the native people.
(d) He was an Aztec leader who united Indian groups and marched on Mexico City.

4. Where is the copper in Chile located?
(a) At the very tops of the mountains.
(b) Under the seabed.
(c) In the forest floors.
(d) Along the Andean slopes.

5. What illegal practice drains Brazil of more than $100 million a year?
(a) Polygamy.
(b) Smuggling.
(c) Filibusters.
(d) Forgery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the significance of the land the USA purchased from Brazil?

3. What mineral, almost absent in the USA, is necessary to make aluminum?

4. Because of a deal with the USA, in how many years may Brazil run out of manganese for its own steel industry?

5. What Aztec innovation in Mexico City is still visited by tourists today?

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