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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, Last Post, pgs. 459-544.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under whose command was the Rainbow Division in which MacArthur fought during World War I?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Lord Mountbatten of Britain.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) General John J. Pershing.

2. Where did MacArthur win his fifth Silver Star?
(a) At Dunkirk.
(b) At Normandy.
(c) At Essey.
(d) At Paris.

3. Why did Americans at home during World War II have trouble following the war in the Pacific?
(a) They were ignorant of its geography.
(b) There was poor radio reception from that area.
(c) Television had not yet been invented.
(d) No reporters were allowed near the war.

4. Who was named commander of the Pacific Ocean Areas in 1942?
(a) Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
(b) Admiral Maynard.
(c) Admiral King.
(d) Admiral Halsey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did MacArthur give the vote in Japan?

2. When the Soviet Union announced in 1949 that it had moved its forces out of North Korea, what did that nation expect the United States to do in response?

3. Who did President Truman appoint as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) in Japan?

4. Who accidentally took MacArthur prisoner at one point during World War I?

5. For what purpose was MacArthur's 42nd group, positioned at Nancy during World War I, destined to be used?

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