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

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

3. Who was MacArthur's first year roommate at West Point?
(a) Arthur P.S. Hyde.
(b) Jonathan Claremont.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) David Swenson.

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 Corps of Engineers.
(c) The medical corps.
(d) The cavalry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was MacArthur when he died?

2. What was the nickname MacArthur's men gave him?

3. What was the first school at which MacArthur was not bored during his childhood?

4. When was Douglas MacArthur born?

5. In what branch of the military did Douglas MacArthur's brother Arthur III serve?

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