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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 what famous Civil War battle did Douglas MacArthur's father fight in November 1863?
(a) Antietam.
(b) Gettysburg.
(c) Missionary Ridge.
(d) Shiloh.

2. What happened during the MacArthur family journey by sea away from the Philippines?
(a) They all got malaria.
(b) They encountered a German submarine.
(c) The ship sprung a leak and nearly sunk.
(d) They encountered the Japanese and narrowly escaped.

3. What kind of father was Douglas MacArthur?
(a) A loving and devoted father.
(b) An overly critical father.
(c) A stern father.
(d) An overprotective father.

4. Since the Filipino schools had been demolished during the Japanese occupation, who did the MacArthurs hire to teach Arthur upon their return to the islands?
(a) An American soldier who was once a teacher.
(b) An Australian soldier who was once a teacher.
(c) A former Filipino teacher.
(d) A private English teacher, Mrs. Phyllis Gibbons.

5. What did the Japanese people think of MacArthur?
(a) He was popular with them.
(b) They hated him.
(c) They thought he was a powerful enemy.
(d) They respected his intellect but hated him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In how many wars did MacArthur serve?

2. Which Filipino leader formed a pro-Japanese regime and declared war on the United States and Great Britain?

3. How many times was MacArthur married?

4. What allowed the Allies to successfully thwart the Japanese in the Pacific?

5. When the Soviet Union announced in 1949 that it had moved its forces out of North Korea, what did that nation expect the United States to do in response?

(see the answer key)

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