CAS 368 - Central American Revolutionary Movements » Sping 2022 » Midterm Exam

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Question #1
Who is the principal U.S ally in the counterinsurgency campaign?
A.   The Salvadoran government. 
B.   The Salvadoran police.
C.   The Salvadoran military.
Question #2
What is the work of Salvadoran Jesuit Rutilio Grande?
A.   Grande and his team sparked a major armed rebellious with a popular education process that formed the revolutionary left. 
B.   Grande and his team sparked a major upsurge in peasant organizing with a popular education process that formed Christian Base Communities. 
C.   Grande and his team sparked a major upsurge in peasant organizing with a popular education process that formed the revolutionary left. 
Question #3
After the 1972 presidential elections, what three left-wing guerilla organizations formed?
A.   FPL dissidents of ERP. ERP in the rural areas where priest and nuns practiced Libration Theology. FARN a faction of the Christian Democrats.
B.   FPL a faction of the Christian Democrats. ERP dissidents of FARN. FARN in the rural areas where priest and nuns practiced Libration Theology.
C.   FPL in the rural areas where priest and nuns practiced Libration Theology. ERP a faction of the Christian Democrats. FARN dissidents of ERP.
Question #4
What is the role of ORDEN in Salvadoran villages?
A.   ORDEN recruited peasants in village after village to serve as the core of the revolutionary movement in the countryside. 
B.   ORDEN recruited peasants in village after village to serve as the core of the military in the countryside. 
C.   ORDEN recruited peasants in village after village to serve as the core of the Christian Base in the countryside. 
Question #5
What did General Carlos Humberto Romero's administration outlawed in El Salvador?
A.   His administration outlawed criticism of the government or distribution of information about human rights violations. 
B.   His administration outlawed criticism of the government but allowed distribution of information about human rights violations. 
C.   His administration uplifted a law that forbid criticism of the government or distribution of information about human rights violations. 
Question #6
What is moonlighting?
A.   They were recruits by revolutionary movements interested in moonlighting for extra money. 
B.   They were recruits by death squads interested in moonlighting for extra money. 
C.   They were recruits by the Catholic Church interested in moonlighting for extra money. 
Question #7
What did the author explain about the combined forces in northern Chalatenango region?
A.   Many refugees from the northern Chelatenango region were killed by the combined forces of the Contras and El Salvador. 
B.   Many refugees from the northern Chelatenango region were killed by the combined forces of Honduras and El Salvador. 
C.   Many refugees from the northern Chelatenango region were killed by the combined forces of the U.S and El Salvador. 
Question #8
What did Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero tell President Jimmy Carter and Christian Democrats?
A.   He publicly pleaded President Carter to withhold military aid to El Salvador. He called on the Christian Democrats to refuse to collaborate with the military.
B.   He publicly pleaded President Carter to withhold military aid to El Salvador. He called on the Christian Democrats to continue collaborating with the military.
C.   He publicly pleaded President Carter to send military aid to El Salvador. He called on the Christian Democrats to refuse to collaborate with the military.
Question #9
What happened to the FMLN final offensive?
A.   The offensive failed. 
B.   The offensive failed with the urban popular movement but succeeded in the rural insurgency. 
C.   The offensive succeeded. 
Question #10
What is Atlacatl Battalion responsible for?
A.   They are responsible for some of the worst massacres and human rights violations documented in El Salvador.
B.   They are responsible for some of the best military training on upholding human rights documented in El Salvador.
C.   They are responsible for exposing some of the worst massacres and human rights violations committed by the Salvadoran government.
Question #11
What is the carnage in El Mozote?
A.   Over six hundred villagers lay dead at the hands of the U.S trained Atlacatl Battalion. 
B.   Over seven hundred villagers lay dead at the hands of the U.S trained Atlacatl Battalion. 
C.   Over eight hundred villagers lay dead at the hands of the U.S trained Atlacatl Battalion. 
Question #12
What happened to the Times reporter that had made it to El Mozote?
A.   The reporter was removed at the request of the Salvadoran government and U.S embassy.
B.   The reporter was removed at the request of the Reagan administration and embassy.
C.   The reporter was honored at the request of the Reagan administration and embassy.
Question #13
What is the next stage of the revolution for some who returned to FMLN zones.
A.   Returning to build the new revolutionary movement. 
B.   Returning to build the new El Salvador. 
C.   Returning to build the FMLN into a political party. 
Question #14
What did the author say about the reforms of the mid-1980’s in El Salvador?
A.   The reforms had been mostly upheld due to the Salvadoran government's reaction against the civilian population. 
B.   The reforms had been mostly superficial due to the Salvadoran government's reaction against the civilian population. 
C.   The reforms had been mostly respected due to the Salvadoran government's reaction against the civilian population. 
Question #15
What faction did Alfredo Cristiani represent in El Salvador?
A.   He represented the modernizing/moderate faction, based in the new financial, commercial, and industrial sectors. 
B.   He represented the modernizing/moderate faction, based in revolutionary ideas, commercial, and industrial sectors. 
C.   He represented the modernizing/moderate faction, based in the new financial, human rights, and industrial sectors. 

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