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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What refers to a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack?
(a) Dugout.
(b) Security rail.
(c) Trench.
(d) Vanguard.

3. What refers to an armored, self-propelled combat vehicle, armed with cannon and machine guns and moving on a caterpillar tread?
(a) Bazooka.
(b) Tank.
(c) M-37.
(d) Vanguard.

4. The guerrilla is always in need of _____ and care should be taken to always conserve it whenever possible.
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Shoes and clothing.
(c) Food.
(d) Armaments.

5. In some types of especially harsh terrain, the guerrilla will be able to engage the enemy longer because the terrain can enhance the ____ of the guerrilla.
(a) Strategy.
(b) Mobility.
(c) Dexterity.
(d) Tactics.

6. The suburban band is effectively operating in extremely unfavorable ground and should not be larger than how many?
(a) Two men.
(b) Ten men.
(c) Three men.
(d) Six men.

7. What is made up of no more than 12 men led by lieutenants?
(a) Platoons.
(b) Brigades.
(c) Squads.
(d) Columns.

8. What does Guevara define as "the analysis of the objectives to be achieved in the light of the total military situation and the overall ways of reaching these objectives"?
(a) Guerrilla Analysis.
(b) Strategy.
(c) Warfare.
(d) Tactic.

9. 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) War can be fought without money.
(c) War can be fought on any ground.
(d) Popular forces can win a war against the army.

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

11. Guevara notes that in underdeveloped Latin America ______________ is the best place for fighting a revolution.
(a) The water.
(b) The suburbs.
(c) The countryside.
(d) The city.

12. How does Guevara state the guerrilla war should progress in Chapter 2: The Guerrilla Band?
(a) Zone by zone.
(b) Left to right.
(c) Upward through ranks.
(d) From the highest officials downward.

13. What is the title of the direct commander over a squad in a guerrilla army?
(a) Commandante.
(b) Corporal.
(c) Officer.
(d) Lieutenant.

14. What refers to a shoulder mounted rocket launcher, extremely effective as an anti-tank weapon?
(a) M-1 Garand.
(b) Bazooka.
(c) Uzi.
(d) AK-47.

15. What refers to a kind of wall or roof that can shelter men in a defensive position during a firefight?
(a) Cover.
(b) Parapet.
(c) Vanguard.
(d) Camoflauge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a settled or established opinion, belief or principle?

2. At the outset, the essential task of the guerrilla fighter is to keep himself what, according to Guevara?

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

4. What sleeping device is useful in the jungle because it keeps the guerrilla off the wet jungle floor?

5. 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?

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