Question 1

In which present-day countries of Central America did the Maya live?

Accepted Answer

Guatemala and Belize

Answer

Honduras and Nicaragua

Answer

El Salvador and Honduras

Answer

Costa Rica and Panama

Question 2

Who was the first Spaniard to establish Spain’s claim to Central America?

Accepted Answer

Rodrigo de Bastidas

Answer

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Answer

El Salvador

Answer

Christopher Columbus

Question 3

When did Panama take control of the Panama Canal?

Accepted Answer

1999

Answer

1965

Answer

1900

Answer

1980

Question 4

Under economic colonialism, who controlled the economy of a country or a region?

Accepted Answer

foreign companies

Answer

wealthy landowners

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workers

Answer

military

Question 5

During the time of conflict in the late 1900s, which two countries remained peaceful?

Accepted Answer

Costa Rica and Belize

Answer

El Salvador and Honduras

Answer

Panama and Guatemala

Answer

Nicaragua and Panama

Question 6

What are caudillos in the context of Central America?

Accepted Answer

military strongmen who ruled Central American governments

Answer

small groups of fighters that know the local landscapes

Answer

large farm where workers produce cash crops

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brought their culture from South America to Panama

Question 7

What is a plantation?

Accepted Answer

large farm where workers produce cash crops

Answer

military strongmen who ruled Central American governments

Answer

small groups of fighters that know the local landscapes

Answer

moved into Central America along the Pacific coast

Question 8

What does Nahuatl refer to?

Accepted Answer

a language spoken by indigenous people in Central America

Answer

military strongmen who ruled Central American governments

Answer

large farm where workers produce cash crops

Answer

brought their culture from South America to Panama

Question 9

Who are guerrillas in the context of Central America?

Accepted Answer

small groups of fighters that know the local landscapes

Answer

large farm where workers produce cash crops

Answer

military strongmen who ruled Central American governments

Answer

brought their culture from South America to Panama

Question 10

Which indigenous group brought their culture from South America to Panama?

Accepted Answer

Chibcha

Answer

guerrillas

Answer

caudillos

Answer

plantation

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