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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose fame was immediate after the picture of the flag ran in the newspaper?
(a) The Los Angeles Time.
(b) Rosenthal's.
(c) John Bradley.
(d) The Marine Corp.

2. How much money did the war bond drive need to raise?
(a) 9 billion dollars
(b) 23 billion dollars
(c) 16 billion dollars
(d) 14 billion dollars.

3. How much money did the war bond drive ultimately raise?
(a) 56.3 billon dollars.
(b) 26.3 billon dollars.
(c) 21.3 billon dollars.
(d) 16.3 billon dollars.

4. Who did news from Iwo Jima steal the headlines from in the U.S?
(a) Truman.
(b) Europe.
(c) Patton and Roosevelt.
(d) Stalin.

5. Who took over Mike's unit after his death?
(a) John Dradley.
(b) Arthur Smith.
(c) Erik Smithen.
(d) Harlon Block.

6. Where were Harlon and Franklin buried?
(a) On Iwo Jima.
(b) At Arlington.
(c) In Pennsylvania.
(d) In their respective home towns.

7. Where did the Blocks move after the death of their son?
(a) Loma Linda.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) New York.
(d) Seattle.

8. Who unveiled the statue based on the Rosenthal photograph in New York?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Truman.
(d) Mayor LaGuardia.

9. What type of bombers were using the Iwo Jima air strips in 1945?
(a) B-25.
(b) B-19.
(c) B-17.
(d) B-29.

10. How much money did the Wall Street broker-dealer organization give to the war bond drive?
(a) 4 billion dollars.
(b) 1 billion dollars.
(c) 2 billion dollars.
(d) 3 billion dollars.

11. What unit did Easy Company rejoin on March 1, 1945 according to "Chapter Thirteen: We Gave Our Today"?
(a) The 8th Marine Division.
(b) The 30th Marine Division.
(c) The 18th Marine Division.
(d) The 28th Marine Division.

12. What magazine did Louis Lowery photograph for?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Portland Sun.
(c) The Lost Angel Democrat.
(d) Leatherneck Magazine.

13. How many shots of the second raising of the flag were taken?
(a) 5 shots.
(b) 1 shot.
(c) 2 shots.
(d) 3 shots.

14. What did the commander expected would arrive to support his troops on Iwo Jima?
(a) Artillery.
(b) Tanks.
(c) Planes.
(d) Bulldozers.

15. What did the AP editor say when he chose Rosenthal's picture?
(a) "Here's one for all time."
(b) "Here's the best."
(c) "Here's one for the press."
(d) "This is the one."

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie were Ira, John, and Rene asked to appear in?

2. Who was the only man first identified in the Rosenthal photo?

3. What did John Bradley receive for his action on Iwo Jima?

4. Who did Ira, John, and Rene meet in Washington?

5. What ship was destroyed by Kamikazes in "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two" ?

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