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The QPSAT (Quick Political Scholastic Aptitude Test)

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Quick Political Scholastic Aptitude Test (QPSAT)

This test consists of one (1) multiple-choice question
(so you better get it right!)

Here's a list of the countries that the U.S. has bombed since the end of
World War II, compiled by historian William Blum:

  China 1945-46
  Korea 1950-53
  China 1950-53
  Guatemala 1954
  Indonesia 1958
  Cuba 1959-60
  Guatemala 1960
  Congo 1964
  Peru 1965
  Laos 1964-73
  Vietnam 1961-73
  Cambodia 1969-70
  Guatemala 1967-69
  Grenada 1983
  Libya 1986
  El Salvador 1980s
  Nicaragua 1980s
  Panama 1989
  Iraq 1991-99
  Sudan 1998
  Afghanistan 1998
  Yugoslavia 1999

In how many of these instances did a democratic government, respectful of
human rights, occur as a direct result?  Choose one of the following:

  (a) 0
  (b) zero
  (c) none
  (d) not a one
  (e) a whole number between -1 and +1
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