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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 metaphor does the author use for Latin American "aid"?
(a) A cart with no wheels.
(b) A lamp with no bulb.
(c) A bird with a broken wing.
(d) A pig with a wooden leg.

2. What monies has the banking industry diverted from Latin America?
(a) Its checking accounts.
(b) Its loan interest.
(c) Its hedge funds.
(d) Its savings.

3. Why must the USA purchase so many of its minerals abroad?
(a) The USA cannot afford to mine its own mineral deposits.
(b) The USA lacks sufficient natural mineral deposits.
(c) The USA is controlled by Britain.
(d) The USA enjoys foreign trade.

4. From where does imperialist capital capture foreign markets?
(a) They capture from the sea.
(b) They capture from the forest.
(c) They capture from within.
(d) They capture from outside.

5. What is a tojo?
(a) A loose rock overhead in a mine.
(b) A particular type of cattle.
(c) A kind of shipping arrangement between importers and exporters.
(d) A Paraguayan peasant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After gold, what was the next most important product Latin America could produce?

3. What is expropriation?

4. Because of a deal with the USA, in how many years may Brazil run out of manganese for its own steel industry?

5. Who does the author think behaves as a world policeman?

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