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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) Twenty nine.
(b) Forty.
(c) Forty two.
(d) Thirty eight.

2. Which of the following elements was not something encountered by American forces in the Pacific islands during World War II?
(a) Crocodiles and snakes.
(b) Cannibalism.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Lions.

3. What did the Japanese people think of MacArthur?
(a) He was popular with them.
(b) They respected his intellect but hated him.
(c) They thought he was a powerful enemy.
(d) They hated him.

4. Why did MacArthur fly to Seoul On August 15, 1948?
(a) For his wife's birthday.
(b) The South Korean president was being inaugurated.
(c) For a vacation.
(d) The South Koreans gave him a victory parade.

5. When did the communist invasion of South Korea and fighting between North and South Korea begin?
(a) July 24, 1950.
(b) March 13, 1953.
(c) February 12, 1959.
(d) October 8, 1960.

Short Answer Questions

1. What allowed the Allies to successfully thwart the Japanese in the Pacific?

2. Under whose command was the Rainbow Division in which MacArthur fought during World War I?

3. Why did Americans at home during World War II have trouble following the war in the Pacific?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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