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Flags of Our Fathers Quiz

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This Study Guide consists of approximately 40 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Flags of Our Fathers.

Flags of Our Fathers Quiz

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1)

When were the men of the 5th Marine Division told about their destination? (from Chapter Six: Armada)

2 days out.
6 days out.
4 days out.
8 days out.
2)

When did James study WWII in school? (from Chapter Twenty: Common Virtue)

When he was 9.
When he was 16.
When he was 19.
When he was 12.
3)

When did the invasion forces land on Iwo Jima according to "Chapter Seven: D Day" and "Chapter Eight: D Day Plus One"? (from Chapter Seven: D Day and Chapter 8: D Day Plus One)

February 9, 1945.
February 19, 1945.
February 19, 1947.
January 19, 1945.
4)

What did the Japanese consider Iwo Jima to be? (from Chapter Six: Armada)

Homeland.
Too far to defend.
Lost.
Impregnable.
5)

How many Marines were assigned to fighting toward the north of Iwo Jima? (from Chapter Seven: D Day and Chapter 8: D Day Plus One)

23,000.
12,000.
50,000.
30,000.
6)

Who ordered a platoon to be sent to the top of Mount Suribachi? (from Chapter Eleven: The Flags)

Colonel Smith.
Colonel Johnson.
Colonel Markenson.
Colonel Minnen.
7)

Why did John refuse to go to the reunions? (from Chapter Twenty: Common Virtue)

Because they were too far away.
Because the press was not there.
Because he would get unwanted attention.
Because his family could not come.
8)

When did John Bradley die? (from Chapter Twenty: Common Virtue)

1992.
1994.
1998.
1965.
9)

Where was Colonel Johnson when he issued the command to take the mountain the next morning? (from Chapter Nine: D Day Plus Two and Chapter Ten: D Day Plus Three)

2nd Battalion headquarters.
5th Battalion headquarters.
9th Battalion headquarters.
3rd Battalion headquarters.
10)

What color were the beaches of Iwo Jima? (from Chapter Seven: D Day and Chapter 8: D Day Plus One)

Blue.
White.
Black.
Red.
11)

How were Belle and Ed Block notified of their son's death? (from Chapter Fourteen: Antigo and Chapter Fifteen: Coming Home)

By phone.
By sending an officer.
By telegram.
By mail.
12)

What happened after the flag was raised on top of Mount Suribachi? (from Chapter Eleven: The Flags)

A plane crashed on the top of the mountain.
The USS Arizona sunk.
The Japanese surrendered.
Sniper fire started again.
13)

How many Marines were killed on D-Day on Iwo Jima? (from Chapter Seven: D Day and Chapter 8: D Day Plus One)

342.
566.
698.
590.
14)

When was Ira discharged from the Marines? (from Chapter Sixteen: The Bond Tour and Chapter Seventeen: A Conflict of Honor)

December 1944.
December 1946.
January 1945.
December 1945.
15)

How long did the bombing of Iwo Jima last before the invasion began? (from Chapter Six: Armada)

21 days.
87 days.
72 days.
90 days.
16)

What type of bombers were using the Iwo Jima air strips in 1945? (from Chapter Thirteen: We Gave Our Today)

B-19.
B-17.
B-25.
B-29.
17)

What was the name of the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb? (from Chapter Sixteen: The Bond Tour and Chapter Seventeen: A Conflict of Honor)

Superstar.
Enola Gay.
Big Bertha.
Berthy.
18)

Whose fame was immediate after the picture of the flag ran in the newspaper? (from Chapter 12: Myths)

The Marine Corp.
John Bradley.
Rosenthal's.
The Los Angeles Time.
19)

When was Ira arrested for the 55th time? (from Chapter Eighteen: Movies and Monuments and Chapter Nineteen: Casualties of Wa)

December 1956.
December 1954.
December 1955.
December 1958.
20)

What story did John Bradley tell his son when he asked about WWII? (from Chapter Twenty: Common Virtue)

His training.
His missing friend, Iggy.
The raising of the flag.
His landing on Iwo Jima.
21)

How many of the 150 Japanese that tried to escape to the north made it through American fire? (from Chapter Nine: D Day Plus Two and Chapter Ten: D Day Plus Three)

25.
32.
119.
12.
22)

Whose letter about being in good health was sent to his parents after his death? (from Chapter Thirteen: We Gave Our Today)

Joseph Hendricks.
Harlon Block.
Robert Erikson.
Ira Smith.
23)

How long did the platoon take to reach the top of Mount Suribachi? (from Chapter Eleven: The Flags)

50 minutes.
40 minutes.
80 minutes.
160 minutes.
24)

When was Iwo Jima declared conquered by Admiral Nimitz? (from Chapter Thirteen: We Gave Our Today)

March 23, 1945.
March 14, 1945.
January 14, 1945.
March 14, 1947.
25)

What was on Iwo Jima that made its capture imperative? (from Chapter Six: Armada)

An air field.
A submarine base.
A radar station.
A training camp.
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