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Episodio 4

Invitación a Cuba

Palabras clave
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara
Fulgencio Batista
Armando Valladares
Reinaldo Arenas
Cuban religions
Carlos J. Finlay
Palacio de Capitanes Generales

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In the Invitación a Cuba reading in your worktext on page 98, you learned a little bit about a famous landmark in La Habana, Cuba. Use the Internet to do an independent search and find out more about this country by completing the following items.

  1. Which of these statements accurately describes the relationship between Cuban leader Fidel Castro and idealist guerrilla Ernesto “Che” Guevara?
    Guevara was a Cuban-born revolutionary who worked with Castro to overthrow the dictator Fulgencio Batista.
    Guevara was an Argentinian-born revolutionary who worked with Castro to overthrow the dictator Fulgencio Batista.
    Guevara was a Cuban-born revolutionary who fought with Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista to fight off Castro’s forces.
    Guevara was an Argentinian-born revolutionary who fought with Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista to fight off Castro’s forces.

  2. Which Cuban poet’s life was portrayed in the movie Antes que Anochezca (Before Night Falls), and what was his experience under Castro’s regime?
    Armando Valladares; he spent 22 years in jail under Castro’s regime.
    Armando Valladares; he emigrated to the US to protect himself from Castro’s regime.
    Reinaldo Arenas; he was imprisoned by Castro’s regime for “ideological deviation.”
    Reinaldo Arenas; he lived comfortably under Castro’s regime, but he was secretly involved in anti-Castro activity.

  3. Which two of these religions are Afro-Cuban in origin?
    Voodoo and Santería.
    Santería and Palo Monte.
    Roman Catholicism and Santería.
    Palo Monte and Voodoo.

  4. Dr. Carlos J. Finlay won the Nobel Prize for which of these accomplishments?
    He discovered how Yellow Fever was transmitted and developed the vaccine for Yellow Fever.
    His discoveries led to the vaccine for Yellow Fever.
    Using the long-standing knowledge about the transmission of Yellow Fever, he developed the vaccine for Yellow Fever.
    He did not win the Nobel Prize, but his discoveries led to the vaccine for Yellow Fever.

  5. Which museum is housed in the Palacio de Capitanes Generales?
    El Museo de la Ciudad
    El Museo Colonial de la Habana
    El Museo Nacional de la Habana
    El Museo Emilio Bacardí Moreau

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