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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. What job did MacArthur get in the Philippines instead of the one he wanted?
(a) Police commissioner.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Military adviser.
(d) Lieutenant governor.

2. What was strictly forbidden at West Point once MacArthur accepted his position there?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Cheating on exams.
(c) Hazing.
(d) Failing.

3. Who moved in with MacArthur once he accepted the position at West Point?
(a) His Eurasian girlfriend.
(b) His brother Arthur.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His mother Pinky.

4. Instead of remaining at headquarters as he was supposed to, what did MacArthur do during the first big battle near Reims?
(a) He fled the battlefield.
(b) He drove to Paris to party with French actors.
(c) He joined the troops in the trenches.
(d) He took pictures of the battle from a safe distance.

5. How old was MacArthur when he died?
(a) Sixty two.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Eighty four.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who accidentally took MacArthur prisoner at one point during World War I?

3. To what rank did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. get promoted by age nineteen?

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

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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