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7. You can figure out that
a. under Batista’s rule private enterprise was encouraged in Cuba

b. before 1993 Fidel Castro did not allow private enterprise in Cuba
c. many Cuban’s were unhappy with Castro’s rule
d. the American occupation of Cuba was ended by force

8. Which of these is an opinion?

a. The U.S. occupation of Cuba ended in 1902.
b. In the 1930s President Machado was overthrown by a group of army
officers.
c. It is believed that the Taino and the Ciboney engaged heavily in trade.

d. In the 1950s, a revolution led by Fidel Castro forced Batista to self exile.

9. The passage was mainly written to
a. give a brief history of the life of Fidel Castro

b. list the different products exported from Cuba
c. argue against the U.S. occupation of Cuba
d. give a brief history of the Cuban nation

10. In the context of this passage, the words wiped out mean
a. very tired
b. completely gone

c. intoxicated
d. cleaned up

True or False

Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

1. The aboriginal inhabitants of Cuba were unaffected T F

by disease.
2. The aboriginal heritage survived the rise of the T F
Mestizo population.
3. In 1961, a group of Cuban exiles backed by the T F
U.S. successfully invaded Cuba.

4. The cabildos is a social group now considered to T F
be the root of present day Cuban musical forms.
5. The Cuban economy was unaffected by the T F

collapse of the Soviet Union.

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