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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. Which of the following elements was not something encountered by American forces in the Pacific islands during World War II?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Crocodiles and snakes.
(c) Cannibalism.
(d) Lions.

2. Who was MacArthur's greatest friend and confidante during the war, the person with whom he spent as much time as possible?
(a) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(b) His wife Jean.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Winston Churchill.

3. To where did MacArthur move his advance base once he had the Japanese in retreat?
(a) To Honolulu.
(b) To Amsterdam.
(c) To Philadelphia.
(d) To Moresby.

4. To whom did MacArthur give the vote in Japan?
(a) Japanese teenagers.
(b) Japanese men.
(c) Japanese women.
(d) Immigrants from the Philippines.

5. Under whose command was the Rainbow Division in which MacArthur fought during World War I?
(a) General John J. Pershing.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Lord Mountbatten of Britain.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

Short Answer Questions

1. While MacArthur was fighting in Europe during World War I, who was trying to get him promoted back in the States?

2. How many days after the surrender of the Japanese did MacArthur enter Tokyo?

3. When did the communist invasion of South Korea and fighting between North and South Korea begin?

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

5. Instead of remaining at headquarters as he was supposed to, what did MacArthur do during the first big battle near Reims?

(see the answer key)

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