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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. How old was MacArthur when he died?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Sixty two.
(c) Eighty four.
(d) Fifty.

2. What were "Sherman carpets"?
(a) U.S. Sherman tanks.
(b) A type of shag carpet favored by General Sherman.
(c) Tank drivers.
(d) Japanese children who were suicide tank bombers.

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

4. Of what brigade was MacArthur made the permanent commander during World War I?
(a) The 99th brigade.
(b) The 84th brigade.
(c) The 18th brigade.
(d) The 22nd brigade.

5. For which people in the Pacific was MacArthur committed to bringing freedom?
(a) Korean.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Filipinos.
(d) All people in the Pacific.

Short Answer Questions

1. What factors helped the Japanese succeed in the Pacific during World War II?

2. Once MacArthur became Chief of Staff in 1930 and moved to Washington, what did he work on during the New Deal administration?

3. What was the name of MacArthur's first wife?

4. Who was MacArthur's greatest friend and confidante during the war, the person with whom he spent as much time as possible?

5. At what age did MacArthur become the youngest division commander in the war?

(see the answer key)

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