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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. According to the United States public polls after World War II, MacArthur was second in popularity to?
(a) Eisenhower
(b) Truman.
(c) Clark Gable.
(d) Winston Churchill.

2. In what branch of the military did Douglas MacArthur's brother Arthur III serve?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Marines.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Coast Guard.

3. While MacArthur was fighting in Europe during World War I, who was trying to get him promoted back in the States?
(a) His mother Pinky.
(b) His father.
(c) His wife Louise.
(d) His state senator.

4. Why did MacArthur fly to Seoul On August 15, 1948?
(a) For a vacation.
(b) For his wife's birthday.
(c) The South Koreans gave him a victory parade.
(d) The South Korean president was being inaugurated.

5. Where did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. serve in the army after the Civil War ended?
(a) The Western front.
(b) For Ticonderoga.
(c) Fort Knox.
(d) Fort Niagara.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom did the 400,000 Japanese soldiers occupying the Philippines in 1944 think it would be a supreme honor to die in battle?

2. What was the profession of MacArthur's grandfather, Arthur Sr.?

3. In breaking through the Hindenburg Line during the strategic battle of Cote-de-Chatillon, how many men did the Rainbow Division lose?

4. To where did MacArthur move his advance base once he had the Japanese in retreat?

5. What country did MacArthur think would have fallen to the Japanese if Corregidor had not held out?

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