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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through King Sugar and Other Agricultural Monarchs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the war between Bolivia and Paraguay, who eventually claimed the land Paraguay won in the conflict?
(a) Bolivia.
(b) The USA.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Argentina.

2. What law did Juan Domingo Peron impose in Argentina in compliance with minimum wage?
(a) The Agrarian Revolution.
(b) The Agricultural Division Act.
(c) The Statute of the Peon.
(d) The Latafundios Abolition Act.

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

4. What year did Brazil abolish slavery?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1701.

5. What resource is exploited in modern-day Potosi?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Tin.
(d) Diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?

2. What resources caused the boom of the Minas Gerais region?

3. Who was William Walker?

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

5. If slaves arrived in the colony and were too ill to work, what happened to them?

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