Practice Test Questions for Cuba and the Caribbean Islands
1. Which of the following geographic features of the Caribbean is best described as sediment build
up off of reefs that eventually creates a tiny island?
A. Islet
B. Bay
C. Coral Reef
D. Cay
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2. Which of the following countries is the 2 largest producer of nickel and 5th largest producer of
refined cobalt?
A. Nicaragua
B. Bahamas
C. Cuba
D. Panama
3. Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of the Caribbean Islands?
A. Very small and lack economic diversity
B. All are independent and have been free for several decades
C. Relies on tourism as main form of economic revenue
D. Made of two areas: Greater and Lesser Antilles
4. The native people of Cuba who were almost killed off by the Spanish due to disease and warfare
were called the ____________.
A. Tainos
B. Aztecs
C. Tlaxcalans
D. Maya
5. Which of the following is the national dance of the Dominican Republic?
A. Salsa
B. Merengue
C. Tango
D. Cha-Cha
6. Which of the following wars allowed the US to take the islands of Cuba, Guam, Philippines and
Puerto Rico from the Spanish?
A. World War II
B. Spanish-American War
C. World War I
D. War of 1812
7. Why have the citizens of Puerto Rico refuse in favor of becoming the next US state?
A. Men don’t want to serve in army
B. Women don’t want the right to vote
C. Don’t want to pay federal taxes
D. Want to remain an independent nation
8. Which of the following is NOT true concerning the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A. Nuclear standoff involving Cuba, Soviets and the US
B. All out war where the US launched nuclear missiles and wiped out the city of Havana
C. Castro asked the Soviet Union for nuclear missiles following Bay of Pigs invasion
D. Crisis ends with a deal between the US and Soviets
9. Who is the current leader of Cuba?
A. Manuel Noriega
C. Fidel Castro
B. Vicente Fox
D. Che Guevera
10. Which of the following attacks on Cuba failed to remove Castro from power?
A. Guatanamo Bay Invasion
C. Havana Heist
B. Bay of Pigs Invasion
D. War of 1962
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