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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do MacArthur's troops soon find themselves after he makes this decision?
(a) Trapped by the Americans.
(b) Lacking in food and water.
(c) Safe.
(d) Freed from the Japanese.

2. How successful is Roxas when he cracks down on the Huks in an attempt to overwhelm them with force?
(a) He is very successful.
(b) He only manages to alienate many local villagers.
(c) He is somewhat successful in overwhelming them with force.
(d) He only manages to upset politicians in the United States.

3. How does MacArthur create much resentment?
(a) By having affairs with officers' wives.
(b) By pardoning many high level Filipinos who had collaborated with the Japanese.
(c) By ignoring the presidents communiques.
(d) By attacking Spain.

4. Who is Luis Taruc?
(a) An American spy in the Philippines.
(b) The leader of the Federalista Party.
(c) The leader of the Huks.
(d) The president of the Philippines.

5. How long is Ninoy Aquino jailed?
(a) Throughout most of the 1970s.
(b) For one year.
(c) For almost five years.
(d) Throughout most of the 1960s.

6. Why does Quezon take a secretive trip to Japan in 1938?
(a) To negotiate Philippine neutrality in case of war.
(b) His wife lives in Japan.
(c) To discuss beginning a war with the United States.
(d) He has always wanted to visit Japan.

7. How do American leaders react to what abuse is taking place in the Philippines?
(a) They send trooops to the Philippines to support the civilians.
(b) They turn a blind eye.
(c) They put pressure on Marcos to be kind to his people.
(d) They send money to civil organizations.

8. When do boatloads of American teachers and civil servants start arriving in the Philippines?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1911.

9. As Marcos debates how he will sidestep the Philippine constitution to start an illegal third term in office, what does the local press worry?
(a) He "might become a megalomaniac, drunk with his own importance [and] even consider enthroning himself as lifetime president or dictator."
(b) He "might become a stronger leader, once he has more experience during his third term in office."
(c) He "might do a better job during his third term in office."
(d) He "might try to continue being in power after three terms in office."

10. What does the American intelligence community decide about Quirino?
(a) He must go.
(b) He must be murdered.
(c) He must be the leader of the Philippines.
(d) He must be promoted.

11. What does congress do with many of Taft's grand plans for improving the Philippines?
(a) Congress bickers at them and either downsizes or eliminates them altogether.
(b) Congress accepts them.
(c) Congress enlarges his plans.
(d) Congress improves upon them.

12. How would one describe Quezon?
(a) He is what one would expect of a Filipino leader.
(b) He has magnetism and more closely echoes American flamboyant politicians.
(c) He is very different from most American leaders.
(d) He is a very conservative, quiet man.

13. How does Marcos seize on local unrest in 1971?
(a) By purposely escalating the situation with "fake" incidents in order to declare martial law.
(b) By purposely promoting criminal activity.
(c) By purposely straining the Philippine relationship with the United States.
(d) By purposely send false information to the press.

14. Why is MacArthur castigated?
(a) For mocking protesting WWI veterans.
(b) For aggressively leading an attack against protesting WWI veterans.
(c) For not attacking protesting WWI veterans.
(d) For stalling an attack against protesting WWI veterans.

15. How does Colonel Douglas MacArthur distinguish himself in the waning years of World War I?
(a) With his wealth, intelligence, and brashness under fire.
(b) With his prowess, hatred, and intelligence under fire.
(c) With his courage, arrogance, and negilence under fire.
(d) With his courage, prowess, and brashness under fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are upper level leaders in the United States slowly convinced to do regarding Marcos?

2. In late December, what does Japanese Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma plan to do?

3. Why does Quezon go to Washington D.C.?

4. What does Taft believe will only hurt trade between the U.S. and the Philippines?

5. A pre-CIA organization selects Ramon Magsaysay, who quickly rises through the Filipino legislative ranks. What does Magsaysay cunningly create where he gives rebels the option to surrender, but attacks mercilessly if they decline the offer?

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