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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Cuban public react when Frank Pais was captured and killed by the government?
(a) They were confused.
(b) They were outraged.
(c) They were apathetic.
(d) They were pleased.

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

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

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

5. In what month of the year was the President-Elect supposed to be inaugurated in Cuba?
(a) August.
(b) February.
(c) May.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following infrastructures was NOT built by Che when he moved his men into El Hombrito?

2. In what month of the year were full diplomatic relations between Cuba and Russia announced?

3. What was the first African nation Aleida visited to be close to Che?

4. In what month of the year was Castro's second manifesto to the people released?

5. Who was blamed for the error in Cienfuegos?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the late 1950's, how did the US government feel about Batista running Cuba?

2. What was considered the highest rank in the Cuban rebel army?

3. What assassinations did the US government fund while Castro was in power?

4. In what ways were Che and his army responsible for disrupting the Cuban Presidential election in 1957?

5. What political events were happening in Argentina in the months after the Cuban Missile Crisis that worried Che?

6. What was "The Appeal to the Cuban People"?

7. How did the US respond to the news that the Soviet Union had opened trade agreements with Cuba?

8. What happened when Castro's army attempted to overtake the city of Cienfuegos?

9. What happened when Che had a terrible asthma attack while setting up a new camp near Manzanillo?

10. Why was Che forced to leave Cuba for three months following Castro's rise to power?

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