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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX, Sunset Gun, pgs. 454-628.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Japanese bombed Corregidor, where did the MacArthurs seek refuge on the besieged island?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In the basement of a prison.
(c) In the basement of a school.
(d) In a tunnel.

2. To whom did MacArthur equate himself as a defender of Christianity?
(a) Christ.
(b) The crusaders from the Middle Ages.
(c) Billy Graham.
(d) The Pope.

3. According to the United States public polls after World War II, MacArthur was second in popularity to?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Truman.
(c) Eisenhower
(d) Clark Gable.

4. How many days after the surrender of the Japanese did MacArthur enter Tokyo?
(a) One day.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Eighty days.
(d) Six days.

5. Which of the following statements does not describe the opinions of MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff about policy in Korea?
(a) MacArthur wanted the U.S. position strengthened.
(b) MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff disagreed.
(c) MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff agreed.
(d) The Joint Chiefs wanted to keep the current policy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the plebes gain once MacArthur restructured the program and routine at West Point that they had not had before?

2. How did The United Nations Security Council respond to the invasion of South Korea by North Korea?

3. When the Japanese attacked the Philippines, what happened to the United States air fleet stationed there?

4. On what day in 1941 did the MacArthurs leave for Corregidor since Manila, the city in which they lived, was being bombed?

5. How did the media and the public respond once MacArthur broke through the blockade?

(see the answer key)

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