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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, At High Port, pgs. 374-418.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was named commander of the Pacific Ocean Areas in 1942?
(a) Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
(b) Admiral Maynard.
(c) Admiral Halsey.
(d) Admiral King.

2. How many American and Filipino prisoners died in the Death March that began once the Japanese captured Corregidor?
(a) Twenty thousand.
(b) One thousand.
(c) Seven to ten thousand.
(d) Eight hundred.

3. What Filipino dignitaries were named as godparents for MacArthur's son, Arthur MacArthur IV?
(a) Manuel and Aurora Quezon.
(b) Pedro and Cecilia Garcia.
(c) Hernan and Luisa Rivera.
(d) John and Phoebe Onera.

4. To what division of the Army was MacArthur first assigned when he finished at West Point as a second lieutenant?
(a) The cavalry.
(b) The medical corps.
(c) The motor pool.
(d) The Corps of Engineers.

5. What was the first school at which MacArthur was not bored during his childhood?
(a) The Austin Academy for Young Men.
(b) The one-room school at Fort Dodge.
(c) The school on the Apache Indian reservation.
(d) The West Texas Military Academy.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose was MacArthur's 42nd group, positioned at Nancy during World War I, destined to be used?

2. In Spring 1914, to what country was MacArthur sent to gather information in preparation for possible war?

3. During his early childhood in the west, by whom were Douglas MacArthur and his brother schooled?

4. Instead of remaining at headquarters as he was supposed to, what did MacArthur do during the first big battle near Reims?

5. What factors helped the Japanese succeed in the Pacific during World War II?

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