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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 major company quickened the downfall of Brazilian tape factory Adesite?
(a) Alcoa.
(b) Scotch Tape.
(c) Mead Johnson Tape.
(d) TJ Max.

2. How did John Thomas North "support" the War of the Pacific?
(a) He supplied the army with home-cooked meals.
(b) He gave lectures abroad.
(c) He provided the generals with intelligence.
(d) He purchased war bonds.

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

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

5. 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 an Aztec leader who united Indian groups and marched on Mexico City.
(c) He was a Spanish merchant who shamelessly exploited the native people.
(d) He was a Spanish writer who, at great risk to himself, published a treatise on the conqueror's crimes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does IMF stand for?

2. What does Alcoa stand for?

3. How did American interests in Venezuelan crude oil attempt to derail the Brazilian crude oil economy?

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

5. Who was the English monarch at the time of this incident?

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