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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 made MacArthur's first three weeks at West Point extremely difficult?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Homesickness.
(d) Hazing.

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

3. As a fifty-four year old man, who did MacArthur fear would learn about his Eurasian girlfriend?
(a) His wife.
(b) The press.
(c) His mother.
(d) The President.

4. With which religious denomination did MacArthur affiliate?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Pentecostal.
(d) Episcopalian.

5. To whom did MacArthur equate himself as a defender of Christianity?
(a) Christ.
(b) The crusaders from the Middle Ages.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Billy Graham.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did MacArthur enter the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York?

2. In Spring 1914, to what country was MacArthur sent to gather information in preparation for possible war?

3. How did MacArthur want to be seen and treated by others?

4. How many times was MacArthur married?

5. Why did MacArthur have to testify at a Congressional investigation about his experience at West Point?

(see the answer key)

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