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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of Premature Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the top petroleum exporter in Latin America?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Panama.

2. Who was the English monarch at the time of this incident?
(a) Queen Elizabeth II, who ignored the incident.
(b) King George I, who declared war on Bolivia.
(c) Queen Victoria, after which claimed Bolivia no longer existed.
(d) King Henry VIII, after which congratulated Melgarejo on being creative.

3. What do miners chew to counteract some effects of working in the tin mines?
(a) Wrigley's gum.
(b) Coca leaves.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Leather straps.

4. What resources caused the boom of the Minas Gerais region?
(a) Silver and crystal.
(b) Oil and water.
(c) Gold and diamonds.
(d) Tin and iron.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Juan Vicente Gomez?

2. What illegal practice drains Brazil of more than $100 million a year?

3. What invention was a major factor in Britain's industrial revolution?

4. What resource is exploited in modern-day Potosi?

5. What did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?

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