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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. In the 1800s, what country was the chief importer into Latin America?
(a) Spain.
(b) Britain.
(c) The USA.
(d) Portugal.

2. How much has Caracas grown in thirty years?
(a) 20%.
(b) 550%.
(c) .5%.
(d) 700%.

3. Who was the nitrate King?
(a) John Thomas North.
(b) Jose Manuel Balmaceda.
(c) Bruce Palmer.
(d) Fidel Castro.

4. What was the first Latin American country to install an oil refinery?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) Uruguay.
(c) Paraguay.
(d) Brazil.

5. Because of a deal with the USA, in how many years may Brazil run out of manganese for its own steel industry?
(a) 100.
(b) 25.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is guano?

2. In which country did Emilian Zapata introduce radical agrarian reform?

3. After the war between Bolivia and Paraguay, who eventually claimed the land Paraguay won in the conflict?

4. What is Lake Maracaibo?

5. What do miners chew to counteract some effects of working in the tin mines?

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