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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Contemporary Structure of Plunder.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metaphor does the author use for Latin American "aid"?
(a) A pig with a wooden leg.
(b) A cart with no wheels.
(c) A bird with a broken wing.
(d) A lamp with no bulb.

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

3. What resources caused the boom of the Minas Gerais region?
(a) Tin and iron.
(b) Gold and diamonds.
(c) Silver and crystal.
(d) Oil and water.

4. What region is the world's top coffee producer?
(a) Africa.
(b) Asia.
(c) Latin America.
(d) Australia.

5. Out of the 70,000 Guatemalans that die each year, how many are children?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 45,000.
(d) 30,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major company quickened the downfall of Brazilian tape factory Adesite?

2. What did Andre Gunder Frank discover upon analyzing the history of Latin America's "metropolis-satellite" relationships?

3. What is expropriation?

4. Where does Bolivian tin have to go to be smelted?

5. Who was William Walker?

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