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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III, Call to Quarters, pgs. 116-160.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made MacArthur's first three weeks at West Point extremely difficult?
(a) Homesickness.
(b) Food poisoning.
(c) Hazing.
(d) Influenza.

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

3. During what event did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. die?
(a) A reunion of Gettysburg survivors.
(b) A reunion of Missionary Ridge survivors.
(c) His daughter's wedding.
(d) His grandson's baptism.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what famous Civil War battle did Douglas MacArthur's father fight in November 1863?

2. As a fifty-four year old man, who did MacArthur fear would learn about his Eurasian girlfriend?

3. What was the first school at which MacArthur was not bored during his childhood?

4. In the days before American entry into the war, what division of the Army did MacArthur say he wanted to be in when he was promoted to colonel?

5. To which ancient world leader did some people compare MacArthur?

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