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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Guevara writes that above all, the guerrilla fighter is what kind of revolutionary?
(a) Marxist.
(b) Civilian.
(c) Urban.
(d) Agrarian.

2. Who must be won over to the revolutionary cause before there can be any hope of victory for the revolutionary forces?
(a) The police.
(b) The government.
(c) The military.
(d) The peasants.

3. 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 visibility.
(c) Increased in number.
(d) Reduced in visibility.

4. What term refers to a mode or system of rule or government?
(a) Regime.
(b) Vanguard.
(c) Oversystem.
(d) Regiment.

5. 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) Vanguard.
(b) M-37.
(c) Bazooka.
(d) Mine.

6. Guevara writes that food and tobacco, as well as other supplies should be distributed so as to maintain the _____ of the squad.
(a) Alienation.
(b) Ranking.
(c) Segregation.
(d) Cohesiveness.

7. Che Guevara admits that even in many underdeveloped countries, the city dwellers tend to be what?
(a) Fairly content.
(b) Poorer than most.
(c) Angry at the government.
(d) More discontent.

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

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

10. Promotion within the guerrilla band should reward discipline and what?
(a) Humility.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Duty.
(d) Marksmanship.

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

12. A guerrilla army is organized into units of 100-150 men is called what?
(a) Squads.
(b) Brigades.
(c) Troops.
(d) Columns.

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

14. 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.

15. Despite the advantages that a guerrilla may find in rough terrain, he must always be careful to maintain good ___________ according to Guevara?
(a) Sight paths.
(b) Communication.
(c) Weaponry.
(d) Confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. The guerrilla band can attack _________________ sending the enemy column into disorder and confusion and economizing ammunition and men.

2. What dictator was overthrown in the Cuban Revolution?

3. 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"?

4. What refers to a weapon made from a sealed container with three parts of kerosene to one part of motor oil ignited with a cloth soaked in kerosene?

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

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