Cuban Missile Crisis Reading Quiz

What can you infer from paragraph 8 of the passage?

• The two countries continued to talk through the difficult times

  after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

• The two countries would not be able to agree about policy for

  years to come.

• If war erupted again, the U.S. and the Soviet Union would fight

  against each other.

"The United States already had missiles in Turkey pointed at the Soviet

Union. This was one reason the Soviet Union’s president, Nikita

Khrushchev, aligned with Cuba. He hoped to place his own nuclear

missiles close to the United States."

What is the best definition for the word "aligned?"

• to separate

• to come together

• to argue

• to give in

Which statement would best state the way American people felt

about the Missile Crisis compared to the Soviet people?

• The Americans were less afraid because Cuba was an old enemy of

  the Soviet Union.

• The Americans were less afraid because the missiles were close to

  their country.

• The Americans were more afraid because Cuba was an old enemy

  of the U.S.

• The Americans were more afraid because the missiles were close

  to their country.

In paragraph 5, how did the naval blockade affect the Soviet ships

bringing missiles to Cuba?

• The Soviets were afraid of Cuba’s missiles and would not sail near

  them.

• The U.S. fleet was too small to stop the Soviet fleet from arriving

  in Cuba.

• The U.S. fleet discouraged the Soviet fleet from sailing to Cuba.

• Neither of the two countries could not get past the Cuban military.

There is only 1 death given to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Based on

paragraph 5, who was it?

• Fidel Castro

• John F. Kennedy

• The U-2 spy plane pilot

• A Cuban rebel