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

2. What rank did Pershing tell MacArthur he would have if he refused his West Point appointment?
(a) Captain.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Major.
(d) Colonel.

3. Of what place was Arthur MacArthur, Jr. made military governor in 1900?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) Antigua.
(c) Australia.
(d) Easter Island.

4. Who opposed MacArthur's first marriage?
(a) MacArthur's commanding officer.
(b) The bride's father.
(c) MacArthur's mother Pinky.
(d) MacArthur's grandfather.

5. What did MacArthur feel about the likelihood of a Japanese attack in the Philippines, immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) That such an attack was probable.
(b) That such an attack would not happen.
(c) That such an attack was inevitable.
(d) That such an attack was possible but not likely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wanted MacArthur to resign from the army?

2. What Filipino dignitaries were named as godparents for MacArthur's son, Arthur MacArthur IV?

3. To what division of the Army was MacArthur first assigned when he finished at West Point as a second lieutenant?

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

5. During what event did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. die?

(see the answer key)

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