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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI, The Green War, pgs. 328-373.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Japanese bombed Corregidor, where did the MacArthurs seek refuge on the besieged island?
(a) In the basement of a prison.
(b) In a tunnel.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In the basement of a school.

2. What did the Japanese soldiers on Rabaul prefer to do rather than surrender to the Americans?
(a) Flee the war and seek refuge in the Philippines.
(b) Kill themselves.
(c) Live out their lives in the rain forests of the island.
(d) Continue fighting until they won or were killed.

3. To what rank did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. get promoted by age nineteen?
(a) Major.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Lieutenant.

4. Which Navy admiral did MacArthur admire?
(a) Nimitz.
(b) King.
(c) Braverton.
(d) Halsey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. serve in the army after the Civil War ended?

2. Who moved in with MacArthur once he accepted the position at West Point?

3. What important dignitary did Jean MacArthur entertain in New Guinea in 1942 since Douglas was away at Port Moresby at the time?

4. What military honor did MacArthur's father earn for his service during the Civil War?

5. How high was the Anglo-American commitment of military resources to the Pacific?

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