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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Congolese rebels believe in that puzzled Che?
(a) Fate.
(b) Karma.
(c) Magic.
(d) God.

2. According to Che's letters to his family, how many years did he plan on being away from them, dedicated to his fighting?
(a) 10-15.
(b) 5-10.
(c) 10-20.
(d) 15-20.

3. What governmental organization did Nikolai Leonov work for?
(a) The ROU.
(b) The KGB.
(c) The PSP.
(d) The FVI.

4. Which of the following people was NOT present at the communist safe house in Prague/
(a) Tania.
(b) Papi.
(c) Tuma.
(d) Pambo.

5. How many men were slaughtered in the fight for Cienfuegos?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Tens of thousands.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) No one was killed in Cienfuegos.

6. What emotion did Che use regularly to describe the way he felt about building trade relations throughout the world?
(a) Satisfying.
(b) Boring.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Exhilarating.

7. How long before the Presidential elections did Che enter Escambray?
(a) Four months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) One month.

8. How much money in medical supplies were the 12000 US soldiers captured in the Bay of Pigs traded for?
(a) $38 million.
(b) $62 million.
(c) $47 million.
(d) $55 million.

9. How many men were under Che's control when he received the highest rank in the Cuban rebel army?
(a) 75,00.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 750.
(d) 75.

10. Which of the following countries did Che NOT visit during his campaign for trade?
(a) Egypt.
(b) India.
(c) England.
(d) Japan.

11. Why was Che's asthma aggravated whenever he was in Cuba for a long stretch of time?
(a) Because of the pollen.
(b) Because of the animals.
(c) Because of the physical strain on his body.
(d) Because of the weather.

12. Which of the following was NOT a request Castro made for from his Cuban people in his second manifesto?
(a) Civil resistance.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Political sabotage.
(d) Money.

13. Which US President funded guerrilla armies to attempt to takeover political power in Cuba?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Johnson.

14. Which of the following places was NOT bombed by airplanes funded by the CIA?
(a) Cane fields.
(b) Trade stores.
(c) Sugar mills.
(d) Parliament buildings.

15. Which of the following did Cuba NOT ask for from the Soviet government as soon as their trade agreement was made public?
(a) Freedom of trade.
(b) Economic aid.
(c) Education assistance.
(d) Military funding.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Che react when he heard the news that Masetti's Argentine guerrillas had been captured and killed?

2. During his months away from Cuba, how many countries did Che visit to establish a trade relation with Cuba?

3. Which of the following people did NOT work at the bank department in Cuba at the same time?

4. In what country did Castro's rise to power claim the most media attention?

5. How did Che respond when Hilda wrote to request to come to Cuba to be by his side?

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