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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, To the Colors, pgs. 161-205.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who served as MacArthur's chief aide in the Philippines?
(a) Carlton Reynolds.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) Jerry Overstreet.

4. What disagreement led to MacArthur's resignation from the Army's active list on December 31, 1937?
(a) Disagreement over his rank.
(b) Disagreement over his militarization of the Philippines.
(c) Disagreement over his relationship with Quezon.
(d) Disagreement over his salary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many medals did MacArthur receive during the course of his career?

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

3. Once the Philippines became independent, what job did MacArthur want there?

4. What is the heritage of the MacArthur family?

5. When was Douglas MacArthur born?

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