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Cuba- Part I

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Cuba located?

a)

In South America

b)

In Central America

c)

In the Caribbean

d)

In the South Pacific

2.
How many miles apart are Cuba and the United States?
a)
600
b)

300

c)
90
d)

1000

3.
Which colored island is Cuba?
a)
Green
b)
Red
c)
Orange
d)
Brown
4.
Who became the leader of Cuba after Fidel Castro?
a)
Colonel Barrera
b)
Raul Chibas
c)
Eulalio Mora
d)
Raul Castro
5.

Cuba had what kind of government under Fidel Castro?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Communist

c)

Democratic

d)

Theocracy

6.

True/False: Cuba had a great deal of gold when Europeans first arrived.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What was the first enslaved group in Cuba?

a)

People from Africa

b)

Portuguese

c)

The Spanish

d)

The Native Peoples of Cuba

8.

This is the capital of Cuba.

a)

Havana

b)

Santo Domingo

c)

Port Au Prince

d)

San Juan

9.

This became the most profitable crop grown in Cuba before and after independence.

a)

Corn

b)

Coffee

c)

Bananas

d)

Sugar

10.

Cuba was of a colony of this country.

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

11.

If you visited Cuba today, you would see a great deal of these.

a)

Coca Cola brand objects

b)

US cars from the 50's

c)

Ice Cream Vendors

d)

Straw Houses

12.

Who was the President of Cuba against whom Fidel Castro was struggling and trying to remove. This man was supported by the US in order to maintain stability.

a)

Che Guevara

b)

Fulgencio Batista

c)

Lou Vega

d)

Raul Castro

13.

Castro was arrested by the Cuban Government and sentenced to prison. What eventually happened to him.

a)

He was let go and exiled to Mexico.

b)

He was killed.

c)

He was given a life sentence.

d)

No one knows.

14.

Fidel Castro and over 100 college students tried to overthrow the Cuban Government and were very unsuccessful in their attempts. This attempt had a name and later became a famous holiday called...

a)

Cinco de Mayo

b)

Independence Day

c)

Las Posadas

d)

The 26th of July Movement