Question 1

The heaviest state violence against an indigenous population in Central Americoccurred in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nicaragua 
B)  Mexico 
C)  El Salvador 
D)  Guatemala

Question 2

During the military takeover of 1973 in Chile, the forces encountered particularlstiff resistance in:

Accepted Answer

A)  elite neighborhoods 
B)  urban shantytowns 
C)  rural areas 
D)  working-class neighborhoods

Question 3

Discuss the consequences of violence as a social trauma within society

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

The Stoll-Menchú controversy emerged primarily because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rigoberto Menchú's account does not represent truth 
B)  there are academic controversies over the production of knowledge and cultural politics 
C)  both individuals have very different understandings and perceptions of what occurred in Guatemala 
D)  there is a history of controversy between these two authors

Question 5

The current stalemate in Chiapas is political and not military.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All of the following were catalysts in the development of Sendero Luminosexcept:

Accepted Answer

A)  left-wing political and academic activism 
B)  rampant inflation and free-market policies 
C)  development of regional peasant and labor organizations 
D)  increasing economic reforms among indigenous organizations

Question 7

The government of Salvador Allende was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a coalition of military and elite forces 
B)  the first popularly elected government of the Catholic left 
C)  one of the most oppressive military regimes in Latin America 
D)  the first popularly elected Marxist government in Latin America

Question 8

All of the following characteristics distinguish the case of state violence iArgentina except:

Accepted Answer

A)  occurred primarily in urban contexts 
B)  most of the population pursued no ideological line in favor of either side 
C)  most of the fighting occurred towards the end of the military regime 
D)  most of the guerilla groups were small and predominantly middle-class

Question 9

In areas such as Nicaragua and El Salvador, each of the following contributed to thincrease in economic disparity and repression so evident in the 1970s except:

Accepted Answer

A)  cattle 
B)  coffee 
C)  cotton 
D)  rice

Question 10

The Contra War occurred in El Salvador.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Cultural anthropologists long predicted the rise of indigenous guerilla movements ilate twentieth century Peru.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What are the three conditions that led to a Sandinista victory in Nicaragua?

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Question 13

Tens of thousands of civilians were "diappeared" in Argentina during the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Violence, Memory, and Striving for a Just World

The heaviest state violence against an indigenous population in Central Americoccurred in:

During the military takeover of 1973 in Chile, the forces encountered particularlstiff resistance in:

Discuss the consequences of violence as a social trauma within society

The Stoll-Menchú controversy emerged primarily because:

The current stalemate in Chiapas is political and not military.

All of the following were catalysts in the development of Sendero Luminosexcept:

The government of Salvador Allende was:

All of the following characteristics distinguish the case of state violence iArgentina except:

In areas such as Nicaragua and El Salvador, each of the following contributed to thincrease in economic disparity and repression so evident in the 1970s except:

The Contra War occurred in El Salvador.

Cultural anthropologists long predicted the rise of indigenous guerilla movements ilate twentieth century Peru.

What are the three conditions that led to a Sandinista victory in Nicaragua?

Tens of thousands of civilians were "diappeared" in Argentina during the 1970s.