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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Aleida accompany Che on his business travels around the world?
(a) Because the government could only afford Che's travel.
(b) Because Che didn't want her there.
(c) Because she didn't want to accompany Che.
(d) Because Castro forbade her to go.

2. What was the name of Hilda's relative who came to Cuba under the revolutionary scholarship program?
(a) Ricardo.
(b) Pablo.
(c) Ernesto.
(d) Fidel.

3. Which US President was responsible for severing all diplomatic ties with Cuba?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Eisenhower.

4. Why was Che's asthma aggravated whenever he was in Cuba for a long stretch of time?
(a) Because of the weather.
(b) Because of the physical strain on his body.
(c) Because of the animals.
(d) Because of the pollen.

5. What country was Alexandr Alexiev from?
(a) Latvia.
(b) Belarus.
(c) Russia.
(d) Ukraine.

6. What governmental department was Che in charge of when Alexandr Alexiev came to visit Cuba?
(a) The Executive Department.
(b) The Trade Department.
(c) The Industrialization Department.
(d) The Communist Department.

7. How long before the Presidential elections did Che enter Escambray?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two months.
(c) One month.
(d) Four months.

8. In the lead up to the Presidential election, how was the rebel army faring with the Cuban public?
(a) The rebels were gaining popularity.
(b) The rebels kept the same amount of popularity.
(c) The rebels were losing popularity.
(d) The public did not yet know about the rebels.

9. In what month of the year were full diplomatic relations between Cuba and Russia announced?
(a) January.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) May.

10. Who was elected President in the 1958 Cuban Presidential election?
(a) Fulgencio Batista.
(b) Rivero Agüero.
(c) Che Guevara.
(d) Fidel Castro.

11. How long was Che away from Cuba while he was working on trade relations?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Nine months.

12. What city did the peasant have to run to for asthma medicine when Che had an attack in his barn?
(a) Quinto y Sexto.
(b) Manzanillo.
(c) Cayo Perla.
(d) Palmas Altas.

13. How much money in medical supplies were the 12000 US soldiers captured in the Bay of Pigs traded for?
(a) $47 million.
(b) $55 million.
(c) $62 million.
(d) $38 million.

14. Which of the following people did NOT work at the bank department in Cuba at the same time?
(a) Aleida.
(b) Hilda.
(c) Che.
(d) Raúl.

15. Which of the following countries did Che NOT visit during his campaign for trade?
(a) Japan.
(b) India.
(c) England.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Che's letters to his family, how many years did he plan on being away from them, dedicated to his fighting?

2. Which US President funded guerrilla armies to attempt to takeover political power in Cuba?

3. Which of the following city armies was NOT meant to join in the fight for Cienfuegos?

4. What was Pablo Ribalta's main job while he worked in Che's camps?

5. Who was Celia Sanchez?

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