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Chapter 14 Republic of Cuba


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Which of the options below describes the type of landform and terrain of Cuba?
A.
peninsula with tropical rainforests
B.
landlocked with flat plains
C.
island with mostly flat to rolling plains
D.
island with tropical rainforests
 

 2. 
What impact does Cuba’s location and climate have on weather events?
A.
Cuba is subject to earthquakes.
B.
Cuba is a target for hurricanes.
C.
Tornadoes often devastate Cuba.
D.
none of the above
 

 3. 
What is Cuba’s MOST valuable natural resource?
A.
minerals
B.
arable land
C.
plentiful fish
D.
wonderful beaches
 

 4. 
After which conflict did Cuba gain its independence from Spain?
A.
Ten-Years’ War
B.
Spanish-American War
C.
Cuban Revolution
D.
Cuban missile crisis
 

 5. 
Which conflict originated as a result of extreme poverty, poor education and healthcare, and dissatisfaction with Batista’s rule?
A.
Ten-Years’ War
B.
Spanish-American War
C.
Cuban Revolution
D.
Cuban missile crisis
 

 6. 
When Cuba gave the Soviet Union permission to build a missile-launching complex in Cuba, this caused which conflict?
A.
Ten-Years’ War
B.
Spanish-American War
C.
Cuban Revolution
D.
Cuban missile crisis
 

 7. 
After Fidel Castro and his followers defeated the Batista government in the conflict known as the Cuban Revolution, what type of government did Cuba have?
A.
presidential democracy
B.
communist dictatorship
C.
unitary
D.
parliamentary democracy
 

 8. 
What changes did Fidel Castro implement after the Cuban Revolution?
A.
The government assumed control of all property, businesses, and news media.
B.
Cubans were prohibited from protesting against the government.
C.
Cubans were not allowed to practice their religion.
D.
all of the above
 

 9. 
What type of government does Cuba now have, and what is the level of citizen participation in the government?
A.
presidential dictatorship where citizens vote for the best qualified candidates
B.
communist dictatorship where citizens vote only for candidates approved by the Communist Party
C.
communist dictatorship where citizens have no role in government
D.
presidential democracy where citizens elect both the head of government and members of the Council of State
 

 10. 
Cuba has a command economy. In this type of economy, how are decisions made about what goods and services to produce?
A.
by businesses
B.
by the government and government planning groups
C.
by entrepreneurs
D.
by supply and demand
 

 11. 
In the 1960s, the United States prohibited trade between the two countries to pressure Cuba to abandon communism. What is the name of this trade policy?
A.
import tax
B.
embargo
C.
tariffs
D.
price controls
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 12. 
About 77 percent of Cubans live in urban areas. In which industries do most of these people work? Select ALL that apply.
 A.
farming
 B.
service industries
 C.
manufacturing
 D.
fishing
 

 13. 
Which groups of people were part of the first European settlement in 1511? Select ALL that apply.
 A.
Portuguese
 B.
Spanish
 C.
indigenous
 D.
African slaves
 

 14. 
In the Cuban economy, there are both benefits and problems. Which of these statements is TRUE of life in the Cuban economy?
 A.
About 90 percent of the people work for the government.
 B.
As part of a reform process, government has cut some jobs, and opened up some retail services to self-employment.
 C.
Cuba sells goods to other countries for goods it cannot provide, but cannot sell enough goods to pay for all the oil and natural gas it needs, leading to the need to restrict use of energy.
 D.
all of the above
 

 15. 
In what ways has the relationship between the United States and Cuba improved since the 1960s?
 A.
The US Congress has lifted economic sanctions and established diplomatic relations with Cuba.
 B.
Travel rules have eased.
 C.
Economic activity between the two countries has increased due to new rules put in place in 2015.
 D.
Family members are now permitted to send more cash to relatives in Cuba.
 



 
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