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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the outset, the essential task of the guerrilla fighter is to keep himself what, according to Guevara?
(a) From being destroyed.
(b) Ahead of the enemy.
(c) From turning corrupt.
(d) From losing the hope.

2. What does Che Guevara refer to as the forces of all non-revolutionary or counter-revolutionary forces?
(a) The regime.
(b) The enemy.
(c) The nationalist.
(d) The antagonist.

3. Whatever the type of terrain a fighter fights on, Guevara maintains that the __________ of the guerrilla should never change.
(a) Modus operandi.
(b) Weaponry.
(c) Ammo.
(d) Tactics.

4. 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?
(a) Bazooka.
(b) Vanguard.
(c) M-37.
(d) Mine.

5. Guevara writes that the guerrilla must be completely dedicated to his cause and realize that the support of the peasants is always what?
(a) Questionable.
(b) Reassured.
(c) Dependable.
(d) Unexpected.

6. What refers to the head commander of a guerrilla column and will have up to 150 men under his command as well as several captains and lieutenants under him?
(a) Commandante.
(b) Officer.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Captain.

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

8. What refers to the tools that the guerrilla uses in fighting, in most cases involving guns and knives?
(a) Vanguard.
(b) Shrapnel.
(c) Ammunition.
(d) Armaments.

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

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

11. 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) Tactics.
(b) Strategy.
(c) Dexterity.
(d) Mobility.

12. 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) Tactic.
(b) Strategy.
(c) Guerrilla Analysis.
(d) Warfare.

13. Guevara writes, "Naturally, it is not to be thought that all conditions for revolution are going to be created through the impulse given to them by" what?
(a) Guerrilla activity.
(b) The peasants.
(c) The women.
(d) The government.

14. In his second lesson learned from the Cuban Revolution regarding the conduct of revolutionary movements in America, Guevara writes, "It is not necessary to wait until all conditions for making revolution exist; the ______ can create them."
(a) Government.
(b) Women.
(c) Individual.
(d) Insurrection.

15. According to Guevara, ideally the guerrilla fighter will be an inhabitant of what?
(a) The suburban areas.
(b) The seaside.
(c) The area he fights.
(d) The city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Without this revolutionary and ideological role, the guerrilla becomes nothing more than a what, according to Guevara?

2. Wherever the guerrilla band does operate, Guevara notes that one of its goals should be constant what of the population around it?

3. Guerrilla operations will need to occur when, according to Guevara?

4. According to Guevara, the guerrilla fighter must always be conscious of his role as a what?

5. The suburban band is effectively operating in extremely unfavorable ground and should not be larger than how many?

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