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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month of the year was the President-Elect supposed to be inaugurated in Cuba?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) February.
(d) November.

2. During his months away from Cuba, how many countries did Che visit to establish a trade relation with Cuba?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Sixteen.

3. In which border country was Argentina trying to create a training headquarters known as "Operation Shadow"?
(a) Uruguay
(b) Bolivia.
(c) Chile.
(d) Brazil.

4. What happened to traitors that were found in Castro's army?
(a) They were set free.
(b) They were executed.
(c) They were tortured.
(d) They were court-marshaled.

5. Who was elected President in the 1958 Cuban Presidential election?
(a) Fidel Castro.
(b) Rivero Agüero.
(c) Che Guevara.
(d) Fulgencio Batista.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Batista's resignation, what was Castro's immediate title in Cuban government?

2. How many men were under Che's control when he received the highest rank in the Cuban rebel army?

3. How did the Cuban public react when Frank Pais was captured and killed by the government?

4. How long after meeting with Che did Alexandr Alexiev finally meet Fidel Castro?

5. In what month of the year were full diplomatic relations between Cuba and Russia announced?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was there tension in the workplace when Che became President of Cuba's National Bank?

2. What happened when Castro's army attempted to overtake the city of Cienfuegos?

3. What was President Eisenhower's response to Castro's growing political power in Cuba?

4. What was "The Appeal to the Cuban People"?

5. What made the Congolese rebel fighters different from the Cuban rebel fighters Che was used to working with?

6. Who was Pablo Ribalta and what did he do for Che's men?

7. How did Che's family react when they came to visit him in Havana and saw the way he was handling his political power?

8. Why was Che forced to leave Cuba for three months following Castro's rise to power?

9. What governmental institution did Che put into place in Cuba that provided scholarships?

10. What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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