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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX, Sunset Gun, pgs. 454-628.

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 thought he was a powerful enemy.
(d) They hated him.

2. Once MacArthur became Chief of Staff in 1930 and moved to Washington, what did he work on during the New Deal administration?
(a) The military defense budget.
(b) A new secret weapon.
(c) The Civilian Conservation Corps.
(d) Increasing the enlistment to the army.

3. At the end of the Korean War, where was the line between North and South Korea?
(a) It remained at the 38th Parallel.
(b) It extended fifty more miles into South Korea.
(c) It extended fifty more miles into North Korea.
(d) It had been eradicated and there was only one Korea.

4. Which Philippine island was nicknamed "the Rock"?
(a) Mindanao.
(b) Corregidor.
(c) Visayas.
(d) Luzon.

5. How did MacArthur treat Manuel Roxas, a known Japanese collaborator, after liberating the Philippines from Japanese rule?
(a) He exiled Roxas.
(b) He imprisoned Roxas.
(c) He exonerated Roxas.
(d) He executed Roxas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the British want the Americans to limit their Pacific objectives during World War II?

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

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

4. What Japanese government document did MacArthur help write?

5. Why did MacArthur have to testify at a Congressional investigation about his experience at West Point?

(see the answer key)

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