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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Ruffles and Flourishes,, pgs. 39-79.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the heritage of the MacArthur family?
(a) Italian.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) Scottish.
(d) French.

2. To which ancient world leader did some people compare MacArthur?
(a) Attila the Hun.
(b) Alexander the Great.
(c) Hannibal.
(d) Gengis Khan.

3. Who did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. marry?
(a) Eleanor Carlisle.
(b) Carrie Stephenson.
(c) Mary Pinky Hardy.
(d) Janice Morton.

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

5. Why did MacArthur have to testify at a Congressional investigation about his experience at West Point?
(a) He witnessed an act of cheating at the school.
(b) Another student shot an instructor.
(c) He was involved in a scandal involving theft.
(d) Another plebe died from an act of hazing.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did MacArthur equate himself as a defender of Christianity?

2. What sports did MacArthur play during his four years at West Point?

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

4. When was Douglas MacArthur born?

5. During his early childhood in the west, by whom were Douglas MacArthur and his brother schooled?

(see the answer key)

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