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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following modes of communication did Che start when he moved his men into El Hombrito?

2. Whom did Jose Antonio Echeverria plot to assassinate on March 13, 1956?

3. In what country did Castro's rise to power claim the most media attention?

4. During which holiday did Batista resign as President of Cuba?

5. How long was Che away from Cuba while he was working on trade relations?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What made the Congolese rebel fighters different from the Cuban rebel fighters Che was used to working with?

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

4. Who was Aleida March?

5. How did Che's family react when they came to visit him in Havana and saw the way he was handling his political power?

6. Why were executions commonplace in Castro's army?

7. What communication did Che have with his friends and family before he left Cuba?

8. What services did Che provide to Cuba during his last year working under Castro?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout his childhood, Che was an avid reader and took copious notes on everything that he read. Choose one book that was particularly meaningful to Che as a teenager. Who wrote this book? What was its message? What parts of the book stuck out to Che? How did Che incorporate the message of this book into his political career later in life? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Che had a very strange relationship with the country of his birth, one in which his emotions frequently changed. First, describe the relationship Che had with his home country of Argentina when he was a child. Then, explain how Che's relationship with Argentina slowly began to change. What troubled Che about his homeland? Then, explain why, when given the opportunity, Che refused to repatriate to Argentina. What did this refusal symbolize in relation to Che's growing political voice? Be sure to include at least two examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Che Guevara came from very humble financial roots, but he learned, essentially, how to hustle what he had for maximum benefit from his parents. First, describe the financial state the Guevara family was in at the time of Che's birth. Then, explain how the Guevara family managed to keep their family financially afloat during tough economic times. Finally, choose one example of a way Che's parents hustled for their money and explain how Che used this lesson to help further his political career once he reached adulthood. Be sure to include at least two examples from the text that you believe help strengthen your arguments.

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