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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Palmas Altas.
(c) Cayo Perla.
(d) Manzanillo.

2. What was Pablo Ribalta's main job while he worked in Che's camps?
(a) Educating the troops.
(b) Praying with the troops.
(c) Cleaning up after the troops.
(d) Feeding the troops.

3. In what month of the year was Castro's second manifesto to the people released?
(a) February.
(b) September.
(c) December.
(d) May.

4. Which of the following buildings did the Cuban rebels NOT attack in preparation for the Presidential election?
(a) Schools.
(b) Radio stations.
(c) Airports.
(d) Election booths.

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

6. Who was blamed for the error in Cienfuegos?
(a) Batista.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Castro.
(d) Che.

7. Which of the following infrastructures was NOT built by Che when he moved his men into El Hombrito?
(a) Farms.
(b) Hospitals.
(c) Dams.
(d) Schools.

8. What governmental organization did Nikolai Leonov work for?
(a) The ROU.
(b) The FVI.
(c) The KGB.
(d) The PSP.

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

10. How did the Cuban people react when they heard that Che was stepping down from his post to work on trade relations?
(a) They were apathetic.
(b) They were outraged.
(c) They were proud.
(d) They were confused.

11. Which of the following was NOT a request Castro made for from his Cuban people in his second manifesto?
(a) Political sabotage.
(b) Money.
(c) Civil resistance.
(d) Prayers.

12. Whom did Jose Antonio Echeverria plot to assassinate on March 13, 1956?
(a) Batista.
(b) Castro.
(c) Che.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

13. Which of his boyhood friends did Che hire to work for the revolutionary training program in Argentina?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Alberto.
(c) Eduardo.
(d) Juan.

14. In what country did Castro's rise to power claim the most media attention?
(a) United States.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Mexico.

15. Why did Aleida March come to live with Che in his rebel camp?
(a) Because her house was invaded by the government.
(b) Because Che invited her to.
(c) Beacause she was orphaned by the war.
(d) Because her parents kicked her out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following countries was NOT considered part of the communist bloc in the early 1960's?

2. What were the only things allowed to pass from the US to Cuba during the 1960s trade freeze?

3. How did the Cuban public react when Frank Pais was captured and killed by the government?

4. As a result of rebel disruption, what percentage of Cubans came out to vote in the 1958 Presidential election?

5. Before their first offensive strike, how long did Che think it would take for rebel forces to overthrow the Congolese government?

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