Quiz for Document Project 27: Henry Meiggs: Nation Building in Postcolonial Latin America

1. Question

   According to Bilbao, Chilean society most resembled that of (see Document 27.1)

   A.

   eighteenth-century France.

   B.

   eighteenth-century Britain.

   C.

   ancient Rome.

   D.

   the Middle Ages.

   Correct: The answer is d. Bilbao saw Chile as stuck in the medieval past, weighed down by the social and political conservatism of Spain.

   Incorrect: The answer is d. Bilbao saw Chile as stuck in the medieval past, weighed down by the social and political conservatism of Spain.

   According to Bilbao, Chilean society most resembled that of (see Document 27.1)

2. Question

   How did Bilbao see the Chilean Catholic Church (see Document 27.1)?

   A.

   As Chile’s only possible salvation

   B.

   As a necessary, if flawed, institution

   C.

   As a source of tyranny and oppression

   D.

   As politically irrelevant

   Correct: The answer is c. Bilbao placed much of the blame for Chile’s “backwardness” on the church.

   Incorrect: The answer is c. Bilbao placed much of the blame for Chile’s “backwardness” on the church.

   How did Bilbao see the Chilean Catholic Church (see Document 27.1)?

3. Question

   Which of the following did Sarmiento see as a key to America’s political and economic success (see Document 27.2)?

   A.

   The availability of inexpensive land

   B.

   The predominance of Protestantism

   C.

   The iron rule of its leaders

   D.

   Its people’s reverence for tradition

   Correct: The answer is a. In Sarmiento’s view, cheap land eliminated poverty, and poverty eliminated political upheaval.

   Incorrect: The answer is a. In Sarmiento’s view, cheap land eliminated poverty, and poverty eliminated political upheaval.

   Which of the following did Sarmiento see as a key to America’s political and economic success (see Document 27.2)?

4. Question

   Why did Alberdi think that an elected monarchy was an impossibility (see Document 27.3)?

   A.

   Because, once elected, the new monarch would abolish elections

   B.

   Because elected monarchs would never enact liberal economic policies

   C.

   Because such a thing was unnatural

   D.

   Because the foundation of monarchy was established tradition

   Correct: The answer is d. As Alberdi put it, “By its essence monarchy has tradition as its origin.”

   Incorrect: The answer is d. As Alberdi put it, “By its essence monarchy has tradition as its origin.”

   Why did Alberdi think that an elected monarchy was an impossibility (see Document 27.3)?