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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. How did the Cuban people react when they heard that Che was stepping down from his post to work on trade relations?

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

3. Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Congolese rebels were considered weak?

4. Which of the following was NOT a request Castro made for from his Cuban people in his second manifesto?

5. Why didn't Aleida accompany Che on his business travels around the world?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Alexandr Alexiev?

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

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

5. What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

6. What happened during the invasion of the Bay of Pigs?

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

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

9. How did Batista step down from his Presidency?

10. What was President Eisenhower's response to Castro's growing political power in Cuba?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Che had to undergo a long period of training before he was actually accepted into Castro's guerrilla army. First, describe Che's training process and what changes he underwent, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, while he was training to be in Castro's army. Then, describe the living conditions of the training camp where Che was groomed for battle. How did life in the camp compare/contrast to life at home for Che? How did Che take what he learned in Castro's training camps and incorporate these skills into his own camps later in life? Be sure to cite examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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