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

2. Who was MacArthur's greatest friend and confidante during the war, the person with whom he spent as much time as possible?
(a) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) His wife Jean.
(d) Harry Truman.

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

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

5. How many American and Filipino prisoners died in the Death March that began once the Japanese captured Corregidor?
(a) Seven to ten thousand.
(b) Twenty thousand.
(c) Eight hundred.
(d) One thousand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What piece of equipment did MacArthur refuse to carry during World War I, resulting in his injury?

3. While MacArthur was fighting in Europe during World War I, who was trying to get him promoted back in the States?

4. Which of the following is not a problem MacArthur had with maps of the Pacific during World War II?

5. What was Dai Ichi?

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