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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 two European countries declared war on the United States soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) Poland and Hungary.
(b) Spain and Greece.
(c) France and Germany.
(d) Germany and Italy.

2. How many reporters accompanied MacArthur to South Korea on his first trip there during the war?
(a) Three.
(b) One dozen.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

3. To what division of the Army was MacArthur first assigned when he finished at West Point as a second lieutenant?
(a) The Corps of Engineers.
(b) The motor pool.
(c) The medical corps.
(d) The cavalry.

4. In what year was The Philippines made an independent commonwealth?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1946.

5. When did the communist invasion of South Korea and fighting between North and South Korea begin?
(a) February 12, 1959.
(b) July 24, 1950.
(c) October 8, 1960.
(d) March 13, 1953.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when MacArthur was given command of a company at Leavenworth?

2. What was the name of MacArthur's second wife?

3. Which two groups among the Filipino population did not ignore their Japanese invaders, unlike the rest of the population?

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

5. How did MacArthur want to be seen and treated by others?

(see the answer key)

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