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95. The correct answer is (A). After the Soviet Union’s successful Sputnik launch, the United States
placed intermediate-range missiles in Italy and Turkey where they could reach the Soviet Union. In
1962, the Soviet Union began building missile bases in Cuba, where they threatened the United
States. When the United States learned of the missile bases, President Kennedy went on national
television to announce that the U.S. Navy would blockade Cuba to prevent the installation of Soviet
missiles there. Shortly thereafter, it was announced that Soviet ships, presumably carrying missiles,
were in the Atlantic Ocean and heading for Cuba. Ultimately, in exchange for a U.S. promise to
respect Cuba’s independence, the Soviet Union abandoned the plan to put missiles in Cuba. Many
people believe that the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world close to a nuclear war.

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MATHEMATICS LEVEL IC/IIC SUBJECT TESTS
The College Board offers two Mathematics Subject Tests, Level IC and Level IIC. Both tests consist of 50
multiple–choice questions, and both cover algebra, geometry, trigonometry, functions, and some miscel-
laneous topics.
Level IC versus Level IIC
The content of the two tests overlaps somewhat, especially in questions that treat elementary algebra,
coordinate geometry, and basic trigonometry. The Level IIC test, however, emphasizes more advanced
concepts with a greater concentration on trigonometry, functions, and various pre–calculus topics. Fur-
ther, Level IC emphasizes topics taken from plane geometry, while Level IIC does not test plane geometry
per se. The trigonometry problems on the Level IC test focus primarily on right triangle trigonometry and
fundamental relationships among the trigonometric ratios, while Level IIC problems place more empha-
sis on the properties and graphs of the trigonometric functions, inverse trigonometric functions, trigono-
metric equations and identities, and the laws of sines and cosines.
The approximate percentage of test questions in each category is shown in the table below: