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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Stumbling Toward Self-rule.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does McKinley have no knowledge?
(a) Political affairs.
(b) Foreign affairs.
(c) Local affairs.
(d) Far Eastern affairs.

2. What Portuguese explorer leads a successful voyage around the Horn of Africa and lands in India in 1498?
(a) Ferdinand Magellan.
(b) Vasco da Gama.
(c) Franz Ferdinand.
(d) Christopher Columbus.

3. Where else do the Portuguese aggressively explore over the next ten years?
(a) Sumatra, China, and even Japan.
(b) Samaria, Chile, and even Argentina.
(c) Ethiopia, India, and even Bermuda.
(d) Egypt, The Ivory Coast, and even Barbados.

4. European countries move out by sea and land to explore the unknown reaches of the world in what is known as what?
(a) The "Age of Man."
(b) The "Age of the Dinosaurs."
(c) The "Age of Enlightenment."
(d) The "Age of Discovery."

5. As military governor, how does MacArthur treat Taft?
(a) He is upset with Taft's authority but steps down.
(b) He refuses to step down or even recognize Taft's authority over him.
(c) He refuses to step down but does recognize Taft's authority.
(d) He shows taft a great deal of respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. The _____________ view surpasses the expansionism view for most of the remainder of the 1800s.

2. In mid-1900, what hope is Aguinaldo still holding out?

3. With the Spanish fleet destroyed in Manila, McKinley appoints _________ to command the U.S. Army to take the city itself, still held by the Spanish.

4. After two months at sea, where do the ships reach?

5. When does the crew gaze upon the Philippines for the first time?

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