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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XI, Taps, pgs. 678-710.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the Korean War, where was the line between North and South Korea?
(a) It remained at the 38th Parallel.
(b) It extended fifty more miles into South Korea.
(c) It had been eradicated and there was only one Korea.
(d) It extended fifty more miles into North Korea.

2. With which branch of the military did MacArthur have conflict during the war in the Pacific?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Marines.
(c) The Coast Guard.
(d) The Navy.

3. What did the Japanese do to punish Filipino guerrillas who fought against them?
(a) They sent them to the front line to fight for Japan.
(b) They shot them in public.
(c) They beheaded them in public.
(d) They imprisoned them for life.

4. What was the profession of MacArthur's grandfather, Arthur Sr.?
(a) He was a judge.
(b) He was a preacher.
(c) He was a blacksmith.
(d) He was a sailor.

5. What was MacArthur's class standing upon graduation from West Point?
(a) He barely passed his final semester.
(b) He graduated fifth in his class.
(c) He graduated at the top of his class.
(d) He graduated third in his class.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what did Harry Truman accuse MacArthur in his memoirs?

2. Why did Americans at home during World War II have trouble following the war in the Pacific?

3. How many people died in the Korean War?

4. What cities gave MacArthur parades after his return to the United States from the Pacific once Truman dismissed him?

5. Why did MacArthur fly to Seoul On August 15, 1948?

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