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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, Last Post, pgs. 459-544.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the media and the public respond once MacArthur broke through the blockade?
(a) They adored him and he became extremely popular.
(b) They hated him.
(c) They criticized his methods.
(d) They shunned him.

2. Who accidentally took MacArthur prisoner at one point during World War I?
(a) The Australians.
(b) Another American division that quickly released him.
(c) The Canadians.
(d) The British.

3. Which of the following abilities did not fall within MacArthur's range of authority in Japan after the war?
(a) He could outlaw political parties.
(b) He had authority over the function of Hirohito.
(c) He could become president of Japan.
(d) He could dissolve the Diet.

4. Who did President Truman appoint as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) in Japan?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) MacArthur.
(c) Halsey.
(d) Taft.

5. What factors helped the Japanese succeed in the Pacific during World War II?
(a) They had better trained and better equipped soldiers.
(b) They were well equipped with petroleum and raw materials.
(c) They had better technology and faster ships.
(d) They had more men and more planes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a problem MacArthur had with maps of the Pacific during World War II?

2. Of what brigade was MacArthur made the permanent commander during World War I?

3. For what purpose was MacArthur's 42nd group, positioned at Nancy during World War I, destined to be used?

4. What was Dai Ichi?

5. Who was named commander of the Pacific Ocean Areas in 1942?

(see the answer key)

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