True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false. |
| | 1. | In
Latin America, writers are seen as artists who express the hopes of the people. |
| | 2. | Rio
de Janeiro is the Latin American city with the most notable example of modern
architecture. |
| | 3. | The
international drug trade was virtually eliminated from all South American countries in
1978. |
| | 4. | Latin
American women have always been excluded from jobs in teaching, medicine, and law. |
| | 5. | Prior
to 1948, the United States had shown a willingness to send troops into Latin America to support
dictators friendly to America. |
| | 6. | Despite his victory in the 1973 elections, Allende was forced from power and
killed. |
| | 7. | Besides inflation, the Brazilian government was also crippled by massive foreign
debt. |
| | 8. | Brazil is Latin America's second largest country. |
| | 9. | The
workers for whose benefit and favor Peron directed his reform efforts were called "the shirtless
ones." |
| | 10. | Peron
privatized the banking, insurance, shipping, and communications industries. |
Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 11. | During the
1980s, many Latin American governments came to believe all of the following EXCEPT
that a. | Latin American
governments controlled too many industries. | b. | peasants should grow
more food for home consumption. | c. | industrialization had been too rapid. | d. | increasing their debt
would help Latin American economies. | | |
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| | 12. | One of the
reasons that democratic reforms happened in some Latin American countries during the 1980s
was a. | the unwillingness of
some military leaders to deal with debt problems. | b. | the rampant spread of
feudalism through Latin America. | c. | the closing of the gap between rich and
poor. | d. | the growth of foreign markets for Latin American
goods. | | |
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| | 13. | Latin
America’s economic problems were made worse by a. | dramatic declines in
population. | b. | dramatic increases in population. | c. | no growth in the middle
class. | d. | dramatic growth of the large middle class. | | |
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| | 14. | After the
establishment of the OAS in 1948, the United States did all of the following EXCEPT a. | stop interfering in
Latin American affairs. | b. | provide military aid to anti-Communist
regimes. | c. | take action against pro-Communist
governments. | d. | become more anxious about the spread of Communist
regimes. | | |
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| | 15. | In One
Hundred Years of Solitude, Márquez a. | mixes realism and fantasy. | b. | depicts life in a
Brazilian jail. | c. | combines fable with romance. | d. | integrates drama and
improvisation. | | |
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| | 16. | All of the
following were results of Mexico’s foreign debt crisis EXCEPT the a. | privatization of
government-owned companies. | b. | dissatisfaction with the PRI. | c. | election of Vicente Fox
as president. | d. | creation of the Institutional Revolutionary
Party. | | |
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| | 17. | As a result
of bloody protests led by university students in the late 1960s, Mexico a. | created a strict
military dictatorship. | b. | stayed committed to one-party rule under the
PRI. | c. | introduced political
reforms and extended freedoms. | d. | invited U.S. troops to Mexico to restore
order. | | |
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| | 18. | Relations
between Cuba and the United States deteriorated when a. | the Castro regime
received aid from the Soviet Union. | b. | Cuba pulled its team out of the International Baseball
League. | c. | José Duarte was elected president of
Cuba. | d. | the Sandinistas won the presidential election and replaced
Castro. | | |
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| | 19. | Even though
their regime employed murder and torture to silence opposition, the corrupt, anti-Communist Somoza
government in Nicaragua was a. | basically, a decent group. | b. | supported by
Castro. | c. | pro-Sandinista. | d. | supported until 1979 by
the United States. | | |
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| | 20. | For most of
the twentieth century, after Panama broke away from Colombia in 1903, with U.S. support, all of the
following were true EXCEPT a. | the United States controlled the Panama
Canal. | b. | Panama was ruled by a wealthy oligarchy. | c. | the U.S. exerted
extensive influence over the Panamanian government. | d. | the Panama Canal was
blocked to U.S. shipping. | | |
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| | 21. | All of the
following are associated with Salvador Allende’s regime EXCEPT a. | nationalization of
industries. | b. | higher wages for industrial workers. | c. | takeovers of estates by
radical workers. | d. | harmony with the owners of the copper
industry. | | |
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| | 22. | In 1987,
Brazil’s runaway inflation rate hit a. | 8 percent. | b. | 80 percent. | c. | 800 percent. | d. | 8,000
percent. | | |
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| | 23. | When
democratically elected governments after World War II failed to solve Brazil’s economic
problems, all of the following happened after 1964 EXCEPT a. | the military seized
control. | b. | government involvement in the economy was
reduced. | c. | Brazil achieved an “economic
miracle.” | d. | ordinary Brazilians benefited from economic
growth. | | |
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| | 24. | To divert
their citizens’ attention from economic problems in 1982, the Argentine military
regime a. | accepted
across-the-board pay cuts. | b. | invaded the Falkland Islands. | c. | restored Juan
Perón to power. | d. | transferred power to Great Britain. | | |
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| | 25. | After a
failed Marxist revolution and brutal government reprisals, Colombian peasants turned to a new cash
crop— a. | coca leaves, used to
make cocaine. | b. | tobacco, to compete with Cuba’s cigar
industry. | c. | sugarcane, to sell to the Soviet bloc. | d. | corn, to become more
self-supporting. | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement. |
| 26. | The
United States sent troops to Panama and arrested Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega in 1989 on
____________________ trafficking charges.
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| 27. | Worried by the Sandanistas' alignment with the Soviet Union, the United States
supported their opponents, the ____________________.
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| 28. | In
1984, José Duarte was elected president of ____________________.
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| 29. | Prior
to the collapse of Communist regimes in 1989, the Cuban economy had been heavily reliant on sales of
its chief product, ____________________, to the Soviet bloc countries.
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| 30. | Castro and his forces overthrew the government of dictator Fulgencio
____________________.
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Matching |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | Oscar Niemeyer | b. | magic
realism | c. | multinational corporations | d. | García
Márquez | e. | Organization of American States | | |
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| | 31. | companies
with divisions in more than two countries |
| | 32. | literary
form developed in Latin America |
| | 33. | received
1982 Nobel Prize for literature |
| | 34. | Western
Hemisphere political group |
| | 35. | famous
architect who designed some of Brasília’s buildings |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | Manual Noriega | b. | Havana | c. | Batista | d. | economic embargo | e. | Bay of Pigs
invasion | | |
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| | 36. | Cuba’s
capital city |
| | 37. | U.S.-backed
attempted overthrow of Castro’s Cuba |
| | 38. | Panamanian
leader overthrown by President Bush |
| | 39. | Cuban leader
overthrown by Castro |
| | 40. | U.S.
economic weapon used against Cuba |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | Augusto Pinochet | b. | Shining
Path | c. | cooperative | d. | Salvador Allende | e. | Juan
Perón | | |
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| | 41. | Argentine
leader and hero until his death in 1974 |
| | 42. | brutal
Chilean dictator |
| | 43. | Marxist who
was elected Chilean president in 1970 |
| | 44. | radical
Peruvian guerrilla group |
| | 45. | peasant-owned and operated farm organization |