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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 General Principles of Guerrilla Warfare (4. Warfare on Favorable Ground, 5. Warfare on Unfavorable Ground, 6. Suburban Warfare).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Cuban Revolution take place?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1959.

2. Operations should never be undertaken unless there is a high probability that the guerrilla can capture enough what from the enemy?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Prisoners.

3. Most guerrilla strikes must be made quickly so that the enemy does not have time to do what?
(a) Retaliate.
(b) Strategize.
(c) Communicate.
(d) Rearm.

4. What refers to the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, bullets, or shells fired by guns?
(a) Vanguard.
(b) Shrapnel.
(c) Ammunition.
(d) Arms.

5. Suburban guerrillas will never arise on their own but need to be cultivated and commanded by who?
(a) City officials.
(b) Peasant brigades.
(c) Guerrilla bands in the countryside.
(d) City governments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Che Guevara notes that the revolutionary must always be on the side of whom?

2. In many areas, the guerrilla cannot rely on the help of which group, because reprisals from the state are often so violent that their loyalty cannot be assured?

3. Of his three propositions of lessons from the Cuban Revolution, Guevara writes that the first two contradict the "defeatist attitude of revolutionaries or pseudo-revolutionaries who remain" what?

4. The guerrilla can only settle in land that is what?

5. Despite the advantages that a guerrilla may find in rough terrain, he must always be careful to maintain good ___________ according to Guevara?

(see the answer key)

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