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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. At what age did MacArthur become the youngest division commander in the war?
(a) Thirty eight.
(b) Twenty nine.
(c) Forty.
(d) Forty two.

2. What kind of warfare was being fought in France in 1914?
(a) Nuclear warfare.
(b) Naval warfare.
(c) Aerial warefare.
(d) Trench warfare.

3. What factors helped the Japanese succeed in the Pacific during World War II?
(a) They were well equipped with petroleum and raw materials.
(b) They had better trained and better equipped soldiers.
(c) They had more men and more planes.
(d) They had better technology and faster ships.

4. How did the media and the public respond once MacArthur broke through the blockade?
(a) They hated him.
(b) They adored him and he became extremely popular.
(c) They criticized his methods.
(d) They shunned him.

5. Which of the following abilities did not fall within MacArthur's range of authority in Japan after the war?
(a) He could become president of Japan.
(b) He had authority over the function of Hirohito.
(c) He could outlaw political parties.
(d) He could dissolve the Diet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days after the surrender of the Japanese did MacArthur enter Tokyo?

2. Of what brigade was MacArthur made the permanent commander during World War I?

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

4. Who was MacArthur's greatest friend and confidante during the war, the person with whom he spent as much time as possible?

5. Where did MacArthur win his fifth Silver Star?

(see the answer key)

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