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  1. part a: which of the following identifies the central idea of the text?

a. the cias involvement in the cuban revolution has been questioned due to their perceived support of castros rise to power.
b. the united states was successful in their use of the cia to track and control castros rise to power.
c. the cia allowed castro to rise to power because his policies were vastly more democratic than batistas.
d. it has been proven that members of the cia secretly supported castros rise to power despite the negative impact it would have on the united states.

  1. part b: which detail from the text best supports the answer to part a?

a. \dictator fulgencio batista, reviled as a corrupt tyrant, fled the island in the early morning hours as castros rebel forces entered havana, and people poured into the streets on new years day to celebrate.\ (paragraph 1)
b. \its the job of intelligence officers to know what is happening in their countries, and in 1958 havana, cia agents were keeping close track of the rapidly growing revolutionary movement.\ (paragraph 15)
c. \but chapman, the cia officer who immediately preceded him in santiago, bill patterson, was indeed sympathetic to the revolutionary movement in santiago, and says he doesnt rule out the possibility that patterson may have given castros movement some material support.\ (paragraph 22)
d. \there is no advantage to the united states in sending an ambassador to a country if the cia representatives there act on their own and take an opposite position.\ (paragraph 24)

  1. part a: according to the text, how did some cia officials feelings towards fidel castro develop over time?

a. the reception of castro was overwhelmingly positive from the moment that castro took power.
b. the cia remained suspicious of castro throughout his rise to power, as they were unsure of the threat he posed to the u.s.
c. the views on castro varied in the beginning, but eventually became overwhelmingly negative following his rise to power.
d. the cia was constantly on guard with castro, as they suspected he would introduce communism to the u.s.

Explanation:

Brief Explanations
  1. For Part A, the text focuses on the CIA's involvement in the Cuban Revolution and how its actions and support for Castro have been questioned. Option A best captures this central idea.
  2. For Part B, Option C shows that some CIA officers may have had a sympathetic view initially, which supports the idea that the CIA's role and stance towards Castro has been complex, as stated in Part A.
  3. For Part C, the text indicates that the CIA's views on Castro were not always negative from the start but became so after his rise - to - power. Option C is consistent with this.

Answer:

  1. PART A: A. The CIA's involvement in the Cuban Revolution has been questioned due to their perceived support of Castro's rise to power.
  2. PART B: C. "But Chapman, the CIA officer who immediately preceded him in Santiago, Bill Patterson, was indeed sympathetic to the revolutionary movement and says he doesn't rule out the possibility that Patterson may have given Castro's movement some material support." (Paragraph 22)
  3. PART A: C. The views on Castro varied in the beginning, but eventually became overwhelmingly negative following his rise to power.