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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 Aztec innovation in Mexico City is still visited by tourists today?
(a) The golden mask.
(b) The floating gardens.
(c) The great sundial.
(d) The pyramids of Cairo.

2. How did American interests in Venezuelan crude oil attempt to derail the Brazilian crude oil economy?
(a) They attempted a blockade of the Brazilian coastline.
(b) They created a conflict with the Brazilian government.
(c) They rated Brazilian crude oil a "C".
(d) They tried to blackmail the USSR into only using Venezuelan oil.

3. What was Colombia paid for the erection of the Panama Canal?
(a) 10 million dollars.
(b) 25 million dollars.
(c) 5 million dollars.
(d) 50 million dollars.

4. What was guano used for in Europe?
(a) Currency.
(b) Fertilizer.
(c) Clothing blends.
(d) Medicine.

5. What is the great natural resource of Lake Maracaibo?
(a) Oil.
(b) Tin.
(c) Silver.
(d) Bauxite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lake Maracaibo?

2. Which countries were involved in the War of the Pacific, 1879?

3. In 1968, what product did Uruguay agree to limit so the country could receive goods under the US agricultural surplus law?

4. For what industry is the USA most dependent on foreign imports?

5. What year was Artigas's agrarian reform--"free land, free man," instituted?

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