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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. Though the Indians of Latin American had a population of 70 million before foreign invasion, how many remained after 150 years?
(a) 15 million.
(b) None.
(c) 3.5 million.
(d) 50 million.

2. Who was Aleijadinho?
(a) One of the greatest artists in Brazil's history, nicknamed "Little Cripple."
(b) The governor of Minas Gerais.
(c) A Portuguese merchant who exported gold from Brazil.
(d) A Brazilian slave who worked in the diamond mines.

3. Who was Tupac Amaru?
(a) He was a Mayan chief who led the people out of occupied Cuzco.
(b) He was a Spanish soldier who defected to the natives.
(c) He was a Spanish general who conquered the natives in Cuzco.
(d) He was a mestizo chief and a descendant of the Incas who led a rebellion in Cuzco.

4. What great mathematical principle did the Mayans discover before any other people in history?
(a) The circumference of the earth.
(b) The concept of zero.
(c) Pi.
(d) General relativity.

5. What resource was at the center of the city of Potosi's prosperity?
(a) Salt.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who usually financed the conquistadors' expeditions?

2. What region is the world's top coffee producer?

3. What rationalization was used by the conquerors who enslaved the native populations?

4. About how much of the price yielded by coffee going from Colombia to the US goes into the wages of the coffee workers?

5. Why was Juan Jose Arevalo's government overthrown by Rodolfo Armas, backed by the USA?

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