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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through he Invisible Sources of Power.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Columbus think he had landed, even during his third voyage?
(a) He thought he was off the coast of Venezuela.
(b) He thought he was off the coast of Asia.
(c) He thought he was off the coast of Africa.
(d) He thought he was off the coast of Hawaii.

2. What did Andre Gunder Frank discover upon analyzing the history of Latin America's "metropolis-satellite" relationships?
(a) He discovered that the poorest modern-day regions have remained poor for hundreds of years.
(b) He discovered that the most wealthy modern-day regions are Spanish.
(c) He discovered that the poorest modern-day regions once experienced huge periods of economic boom.
(d) He discovered that the most wealthy modern-day regions have remained wealthy for hundreds of years.

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

4. From the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century, what peoples were the center of the slave trade?
(a) Irish.
(b) Australians.
(c) Africans.
(d) Chinese.

5. What famous saying was associated with Guanajuato?
(a) "Gold and silver to be had, for a price."
(b) "A city of wisdom."
(c) "Father a merchant, son a gentleman, grandson a beggar."
(d) "A stitch in time saves nine."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the Chaco War of 1932-1935?

3. What analogy does Paul Baran use to explain the division of labor with the arrival of capitalism?

4. What states, originally belonging to Mexico, did the USA claim?

5. Who usually financed the conquistadors' expeditions?

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