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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V, Retreat, pgs. 205-276.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day in 1941 did the MacArthurs leave for Corregidor since Manila, the city in which they lived, was being bombed?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Thanksgiving Day.
(d) New Year's Eve.

2. What kind of warfare was being fought in France in 1914?
(a) Naval warfare.
(b) Trench warfare.
(c) Nuclear warfare.
(d) Aerial warefare.

3. From where was Arthur MacArthur, Jr.'s bride?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Philadelphia.

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

5. At what time of day did the attack on Pearl Harbor become known?
(a) At midnight.
(b) At noon.
(c) At four in the afternoon.
(d) After three in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was strictly forbidden at West Point once MacArthur accepted his position there?

2. What disagreement led to MacArthur's resignation from the Army's active list on December 31, 1937?

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

4. In how many wars did MacArthur serve?

5. When the Japanese bombed Corregidor, where did the MacArthurs seek refuge on the besieged island?

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