Question 1

What does IMF stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)   International Monetary Fund
B)   Internal Monetary Fund
C)   International Mothers Foundation
D)   Integrated Monetary Fund A

Question 2

Which statement best describes the situation in Chile during the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chile enjoyed low inflation, good credit, steady growth, and diversified exports.
B)   Chile defaulted in its foreign debt.
C)   Chile had never had a dictator in power.
D)   Chile suffered from high inflation and bad credit. A

Question 3

Which country voted Evo Morales as president in 2006?

Accepted Answer

A)   Guatemala
B)   Chile
C)   Bolivia
D)   Paraguay C

Question 4

Which of the following was a direct consequence of the breakup of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A)   It left the United States as the world champion of capitalism and only superpower in the world of a new line of thought.
B)   Russia became the world champion of communism.
C)   It promoted socialism in Latin America.
D)   It created a rebellion against the Russian Royalty.

Question 5

What was a negative feature of neoliberalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   undemocratic governments
B)   unequal economic growth
C)   equality
D)   socialism

Question 6

Which statement best describes a "maquiladora"?

Accepted Answer

A)   a machine used in the rural areas
B)   a women using a sewing machine
C)   a group of animals
D)   an assembly plant

Question 7

Did Latin American nations manage to transcend racism at the turn of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   No, they did not.
B)   Yes, they absolutely did.
C)   Only some countries did.
D)   They only diminished it.

Question 8

Why was the new generation of liberals of the 1980s known as "neoliberals"?

Accepted Answer

A)   They maintained the ideals of liberalism, but belonged to a new generation.
B)   They proposed a new ideology.
C)   They radicalized liberalism.
D)   They were antiliberals.

Question 9

What did the leaders of the "new left" commit themselves to do?

Accepted Answer

A)   spread socialism
B)   place the well-being of the lower class above the logic of capitalism
C)   give money to the poor
D)   pass inclusive policies

Question 10

By the end of the twentieth century, in which of the following countries did Protestantism grow the most?

Accepted Answer

A)   Argentina
B)   Mexico
C)   Paraguay
D)   Brazil

Question 11

Which is the political ideology that generally accompanies capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   neoliberalism
B)   communism
C)   liberalism
D)   socialism

Question 12

What was the Chilean economic situation in terms of wealth distribution in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)   The national government kept all wealth to itself.
B)   unsteady
C)   steady
D)   unequal

Question 13

What happened to Michelle Bachelet and her family during Pinochet's government?

Accepted Answer

A)   They were detained and tortured repeatedly.
B)   Nothing in particular happened to them.
C)   They were exiled to Argentina.
D)   They decided to become politicians.

Question 14

Which of the following was a direct consequence of neoliberalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   low unemployment rates
B)   high unemployment rates
C)   dictatorships
D)   high tariffs

Question 15

What are the names of the two largest Marxist guerrilla armies in Colombia?

Accepted Answer

A)   FARC and NARC
B)   There are no Marxist guerrillas in Colombia.
C)   NARC and ELN
D)   ELN and FARC

Question 16

According to Chasteen, which country was considered the "neoliberal poster child"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Argentina
B)   Chile
C)   Brazil
D)   Colombia

Question 17

Which of the following features do all Zapatistas share?

Accepted Answer

A)   They all have some kind of indigenous descent.
B)   They are wealthy.
C)   They want to be powerful.
D)   They promote land redistribution.

Question 18

Did the Zapatistas support neoliberalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   No, they did not.
B)   Yes, the Zapatistas and the neoliberals were allies.
C)   The Zapatistas did not care about neoliberalism.
D)   The Zapatistas only agreed with some aspects of neoliberalism.

Question 19

Which of the following statements best describes Fernando Henrique Cardoso?

Accepted Answer

A)   a Marxist sociology professor who ruled Brazil with an iron fist
B)   a Marxist sociology professor who inspired a generation of social scientists
C)   a Brazilian dictator
D)   president of Brazil; governed as a radical Marxist

Question 20

How did leaders of the "new left" react toward capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   They rejected it.
B)   They embraced it with open arms.
C)   They understood it was unavoidable.
D)   They were indifferent to it.

Exam 11: Neoliberalism Beyond