Reading Quiz 17
Due Feb 27 at 11:59pm
Points 40
Questions 40
Available Feb 13 at 12am - Feb 27 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 80 Minutes
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 30 minutes 40 out of 40
Score for this quiz: 40 out of 40
Submitted Feb 23 at 12:34pm
This attempt took 30 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
pts
Cuba is _____ miles south of Florida (at the closest point).
40
110
90
140
70
Correct answer
Question 2
pts
In eastern Cuba there is the _____, famous hideout of the revolutionary Castro brothers.
Sierra Maestra
Pico Duarte
Massif de la Hotte
Cordillera Oriental
Sierra Madra Oriental
Correct answer
Question 3
pts
, A U.S. company that had economic interests in Cuba in the first half of the twentieth century was:
Johnson and Johnson
IBM
Bristol-Myers
Frito-Lay
Hershey
Correct answer
Question 4
pts
After the Revolution of 1959, when Fidel Castro overthrew the right-wing dictator _____, Cuba adopted
socialist economic policies.
Daniel Ortega
Rafael Trujillo
Manuel Noriega
Anastasio Somoza
Fulgencio Batista
Correct answer
Question 5
pts
After the _____ (an unsuccessful attempt, backed by the CIA in 1961) and the 1962 Cuban missile crisis
(when nuclear war was imminent), Cuba was at the center of the Cold War in the Americas.
Gulf of Guacanayabo Event
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Mariel Boatlift
Battle at the Isle of Youth
Guantanamo Bay Encounter
Correct answer
Question 6
pts
With the Revolution of 1959, Cuba traded dependence on _____ for dependence on _____.
the U.S./ communist Russia
Sub-Saharan Africa/ Mexico
India/ Japan
Latin America/ China
the British Empire/ the European Union
Due Feb 27 at 11:59pm
Points 40
Questions 40
Available Feb 13 at 12am - Feb 27 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 80 Minutes
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 30 minutes 40 out of 40
Score for this quiz: 40 out of 40
Submitted Feb 23 at 12:34pm
This attempt took 30 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
pts
Cuba is _____ miles south of Florida (at the closest point).
40
110
90
140
70
Correct answer
Question 2
pts
In eastern Cuba there is the _____, famous hideout of the revolutionary Castro brothers.
Sierra Maestra
Pico Duarte
Massif de la Hotte
Cordillera Oriental
Sierra Madra Oriental
Correct answer
Question 3
pts
, A U.S. company that had economic interests in Cuba in the first half of the twentieth century was:
Johnson and Johnson
IBM
Bristol-Myers
Frito-Lay
Hershey
Correct answer
Question 4
pts
After the Revolution of 1959, when Fidel Castro overthrew the right-wing dictator _____, Cuba adopted
socialist economic policies.
Daniel Ortega
Rafael Trujillo
Manuel Noriega
Anastasio Somoza
Fulgencio Batista
Correct answer
Question 5
pts
After the _____ (an unsuccessful attempt, backed by the CIA in 1961) and the 1962 Cuban missile crisis
(when nuclear war was imminent), Cuba was at the center of the Cold War in the Americas.
Gulf of Guacanayabo Event
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Mariel Boatlift
Battle at the Isle of Youth
Guantanamo Bay Encounter
Correct answer
Question 6
pts
With the Revolution of 1959, Cuba traded dependence on _____ for dependence on _____.
the U.S./ communist Russia
Sub-Saharan Africa/ Mexico
India/ Japan
Latin America/ China
the British Empire/ the European Union
