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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Without this revolutionary and ideological role, the guerrilla becomes nothing more than a what, according to Guevara?
(a) Looter.
(b) Criminal.
(c) Bandit.
(d) Killer.

2. Che Guevara notes that the revolutionary must always be on the side of whom?
(a) The government.
(b) The authorities.
(c) The opposition.
(d) The people.

3. What sleeping device is useful in the jungle because it keeps the guerrilla off the wet jungle floor?
(a) Tent.
(b) Hammock.
(c) Cot.
(d) Sleeping pad.

4. In Chapter 1 General Principles of Guerrilla Warfare, Guevara writes, "An attitude of resistance finally crystallizes in an outbreak of fighting, provoked initially by the conduct of" whom?
(a) The military.
(b) The people.
(c) The opposing government.
(d) The authorities.

5. What refers to a plan, procedure, or expedient for promoting a desired end or result?
(a) Sabotage.
(b) Tactic.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) Vanguard.

6. The actual time spend in combat is much less than the time spent marching or what?
(a) Camping.
(b) Strategizing.
(c) Satirizing.
(d) Indoctrinating.

7. What is the first of the three fundamental lessons that the Cuban Revolution contributed to the conduct of revolutionary movements in America according to Guevara?
(a) War should be fought in the countryside.
(b) Popular forces can win a war against the army.
(c) War can be fought without money.
(d) War can be fought on any ground.

8. Guevara states that each unit, be it a column, platoon, or squad needs to set up what whenever it is encamped?
(a) Tents.
(b) Cooking station.
(c) Restroom.
(d) Guards.

9. Guevara notes that the guerrilla band should always be aware that their behavior is being watched and judged by whom?
(a) The peasants.
(b) Their superiors.
(c) The police.
(d) The government.

10. Wherever the guerrilla band does operate, Guevara notes that one of its goals should be constant what of the population around it?
(a) Antagonizing.
(b) Theft.
(c) Alienation.
(d) Indoctrination.

11. As the revolutionary band grows, it must seek out more and more supplies and attempt to create _____ groups that can capture supplies and increase disruption of the regime through sabotage.
(a) Civilian.
(b) Urban.
(c) Suburban.
(d) Rural.

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

13. On land that is not favorable to guerrilla warfare, namely land that lacks hills and forests, guerrilla operations will need to be what?
(a) Reduced in number.
(b) Increased in number.
(c) Reduced in visibility.
(d) Increased in visibility.

14. Where was Che Guevara born?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Cuba.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is made up of no more than 12 men led by lieutenants?

2. What refers to a device containing a charge of explosive in a watertight casing, floating on or moored beneath the surface of the water for the purpose of blowing up an enemy ship that strikes it or passes close by it?

3. The final objective of the guerrilla is always what?

4. In what type of government does Guevara claim, "the guerrilla outbreak cannot be promoted, since the possibilities of peaceful struggle have not yet been exhausted"?

5. The guerrilla must always act in the spirit of what, according to Guevara?

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