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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. In how many wars did MacArthur serve?
(a) Eight.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

3. What did the Japanese do to punish Filipino guerrillas who fought against them?
(a) They imprisoned them for life.
(b) They shot them in public.
(c) They beheaded them in public.
(d) They sent them to the front line to fight for Japan.

4. As a fifty-four year old man, who did MacArthur fear would learn about his Eurasian girlfriend?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) The President.
(d) The press.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What military honor did MacArthur's father earn for his service during the Civil War?

2. On which political party ticket did people begin to talk about MacArthur running for President as he began to succeed against the Japanese in the Pacific?

3. When was Douglas MacArthur born?

4. Why didn't MacArthur use the strategy of island-hopping, i.e. hitting the enemy with direct frontal pressure in battle?

5. What is the heritage of the MacArthur family?

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