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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. In Spring 1914, to what country was MacArthur sent to gather information in preparation for possible war?
(a) Italy.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Peru.
(d) Germany.

2. What was the name of MacArthur's second wife?
(a) Sylvia Cunningham.
(b) Anna Cleveland.
(c) Mary Jones.
(d) Jean Marie Faircloth.

3. What did MacArthur feel about the likelihood of a Japanese attack in the Philippines, immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) That such an attack was probable.
(b) That such an attack would not happen.
(c) That such an attack was possible but not likely.
(d) That such an attack was inevitable.

4. What factors helped the Japanese succeed in the Pacific during World War II?
(a) They had better technology and faster ships.
(b) They had better trained and better equipped soldiers.
(c) They were well equipped with petroleum and raw materials.
(d) They had more men and more planes.

5. When the Japanese attacked the Philippines, what happened to the United States air fleet stationed there?
(a) It was bombed but it was able to repel the Japanese.
(b) It fled to Australia.
(c) It malfunctioned.
(d) Most of it was destroyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was named commander of the Pacific Ocean Areas in 1942?

2. During what event did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. die?

3. What Japanese government document did MacArthur help write?

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

5. What piece of equipment did MacArthur refuse to carry during World War I, resulting in his injury?

(see the answer key)

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