dire@dartvax.UUCP (John Macario) (04/08/84)
The following is a short quiz to test your knowledge about the
countries and political situation in Central America. Answers
appear at the end of the article.
1. The Catholic Church in El Salvador has estimated over 37,000
political murders there since 1979, the vast majority of them
committed by the military and paramilitary "death squads". The
number of military personnel convicted for taking part in these
killings is:
a) None
b) 5(convicted for manslaughter)
c) 1,247(about 1 for every 30 victims)
d) 11(3 for murder, 8 for conspiracy to commit murder)
2. The only one of these countries to show positive economic
growth in the 1980's has been:
a) El Salvador(because of massive US aid)
b) Nicaragua
c) Honduras
d) Costa Rica(because untouched by war)
3. Roberto d'Aubuisson, president of El Salvador's Constituent
Assembly and Presidential Candidate, has said that he admires
Adolf Hitler because:
a) Hitler overcame boyhood shyness to become leader of a powerful
modern nation.
b) Hitler understood the need to strike hard at one military
enemy at a time.
c) Hitler allowed no domestic opposition.
d) Hitler recognized that Jews are behind international
Communism.
4. Under the constitution of Honduras, the president is allowed
to do which of the following without the formal approval of the
head of the armed forces:
a) Appoint the members of his cabinet.
b) Make decisions concerning the use of military forces.
c) Order breakfast.
d) None of the above.
5. Which country has been the leading supplier of arms to the
guerrillas in El Salvador:
a) The USSR
b) Nicaragua
c) Cuba
d) the United States
ANSWERS: 1-a, 2-b, 3-d, 4-c, 5-d(Yes, that's right, through
seizure in combat, black market sales, and the sale of arms to
guerrillas by army troops.)
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