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

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

3. Instead of remaining at headquarters as he was supposed to, what did MacArthur do during the first big battle near Reims?
(a) He joined the troops in the trenches.
(b) He drove to Paris to party with French actors.
(c) He fled the battlefield.
(d) He took pictures of the battle from a safe distance.

4. To where did MacArthur move his advance base once he had the Japanese in retreat?
(a) To Philadelphia.
(b) To Honolulu.
(c) To Amsterdam.
(d) To Moresby.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With which branch of the military did MacArthur have conflict during the war in the Pacific?

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

4. Which of the following elements was not something encountered by American forces in the Pacific islands during World War II?

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

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