- 1. Where was Fidel Castro born?
A) Spain
B) Mexico
C) Argentina
D) Cuba
- 2. In which year was Fidel Castro born?
A) 1926
B) 1950
C) 1935
D) 1942
- 3. Which university did Fidel Castro attend to study law?
A) Sorbonne University
B) Harvard University
C) University of Havana
D) Oxford University
- 4. Which political party did Fidel Castro join during his early activism?
A) Orthodox Party
B) Conservative Party
C) Communist Party
D) Socialist Party
- 5. Who was Fidel Castro's main collaborator in the Cuban Revolution?
A) Jose Marti
B) Juan Peron
C) Simon Bolivar
D) Che Guevara
- 6. After being imprisoned for his revolt, where was Fidel Castro exiled to?
A) Spain
B) Brazil
C) Mexico
D) United States
- 7. In which year did Fidel Castro return to Cuba after his exile in Mexico?
A) 1960
B) 1970
C) 1956
D) 1965
- 8. What was the name of the boat that Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries used to return to Cuba?
A) Santa Maria
B) Endeavour
C) Granma
D) Mayflower
- 9. What mountain range did Fidel Castro and his rebels retreat to after landing in Cuba?
A) Andes
B) Appalachian
C) Sierra Maestra
D) Himalayas
- 10. Who was the Cuban dictator that Fidel Castro overthrew?
A) Fulgencio Batista
B) Augusto Pinochet
C) Anastasio Somoza
D) Rafael Trujillo
- 11. What title did Fidel Castro assume after the success of the Cuban Revolution?
A) Prime Minister
B) Emperor
C) President
D) General
- 12. Which country became a close ally of Cuba under Fidel Castro's leadership?
A) China
B) United States
C) France
D) Soviet Union
- 13. What was the failed invasion of Cuba by exiles supported by the CIA known as?
A) Gulf of Tonkin
B) Operation Desert Storm
C) Bay of Pigs
D) Normandy Invasion
- 14. What year did Fidel Castro officially step down as president of Cuba?
A) 1995
B) 2008
C) 2020
D) 2015
- 15. Fidel Castro became interested in politics while studying which subject at the university?
A) Medicine
B) Law
C) Engineering
D) History
- 16. What was the name of the guerrilla movement started by Fidel Castro in the mountains of Cuba?
A) 26th of July Movement
B) Socialist Vanguard Brigade
C) Cuban Liberation Army
D) Revolutionary Unity Front
- 17. What was the profession of Fidel Castro before he became a revolutionary leader?
A) Lawyer
B) Military Officer
C) Engineer
D) Doctor
- 18. Which political philosophy did Fidel Castro adhere to during his early revolutionary activities?
A) Fascism
B) Marxism-Leninism
C) Anarchism
D) Liberalism
- 19. What was the title of Fidel Castro's famous manifesto outlining his revolutionary principles?
A) Manifesto for Social Justice
B) History Will Absolve Me
C) Declaration of Independence
D) The Communist Manifesto
- 20. Whose guerrilla tactics inspired Fidel Castro's strategy in the Cuban Revolution?
A) Alexander the Great
B) Mao Zedong
C) Genghis Khan
D) Napoleon Bonaparte
- 21. What was the code name of the operation to overthrow Fidel Castro in the early 1960s?
A) Project Liberty
B) Operation Freedom
C) Mission Revolution
D) Operation Mongoose
- 22. In what year did Fidel Castro participate in an attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba?
A) 1953
B) 1960
C) 1940
D) 1975
- 23. What was the name of Fidel Castro's brother who played a significant role in the Cuban Revolution?
A) Che Guevara
B) Juan Castro
C) Raúl Castro
D) Ernesto Castro
- 24. Which U.S. president authorized the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro?
A) Harry S. Truman
B) Richard Nixon
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) John F. Kennedy
- 25. What political ideology did Fidel Castro embrace as the leader of Cuba?
A) Communism
B) Socialism
C) Capitalism
D) Fascism
- 26. Which historical figure did Fidel Castro admire and often referenced in his speeches as an inspiration for revolution?
A) Karl Marx
B) Simón Bolívar
C) José Martí
D) Che Guevara
- 27. What nickname did Fidel Castro acquire among his supporters and detractors alike due to his enduring presence in Cuban politics?
A) El Rey
B) El Presidente
C) El Jefe
D) El Comandante
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