Latin America in Modern World History Quiz

What is the term for a group of businesses that work together to control the production and sale of a product?

• d) Coalition

• c) Syndicate

• b) Cartel

• a) Association

What is the term for being dishonest and using your position or power for personal gain?

• a) Ethical

• b) Corrupt

• d) Upright

• c) Honorable

What is the term for a person of European descent born in the Americas?

• a) Mestizo

• d) Criollo

• b) Mulatto

• c) Creole

What is the term for an area with common cultural characteristics?

• c) Tribal community

• d) Local society

• b) Cultural region

• a) Ethnic group

What is the term for the act of expelling a person from a country?

• d) Expulsion

• a) Exile

• b) Deportation

• c) Banishment

What is the term for a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force?

• c) Dictator

• a) Monarch

• d) Tyrant

• b) Autocrat

What is the term for protection or exemption from something, especially an obligation or penalty?

• b) Pardon

• a) Amnesty

• d) Exemption

• c) Immunity

What is the term for originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native?

• b) Exotic

• a) Endemic

• d) Alien

• c) Indigenous

What is the term for moving from one region or habitat to another according to the seasons or other external conditions?

• b) Transfer

• a) Relocate

• d) Displace

• c) Migrate

What is the term for a large farm or estate on which crops are grown and often harvested by workers?

• a) Farmstead

• b) Ranch

• c) Plantation

• d) Estate