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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. During his early childhood in the west, by whom were Douglas MacArthur and his brother schooled?
(a) A Baptist missionary.
(b) Their mother.
(c) Their aunt.
(d) A Quaker teacher form England.

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

3. What did the Japanese soldiers on Rabaul prefer to do rather than surrender to the Americans?
(a) Live out their lives in the rain forests of the island.
(b) Kill themselves.
(c) Flee the war and seek refuge in the Philippines.
(d) Continue fighting until they won or were killed.

4. Where did MacArthur win his fifth Silver Star?
(a) At Normandy.
(b) At Paris.
(c) At Essey.
(d) At Dunkirk.

5. How high was the Anglo-American commitment of military resources to the Pacific?
(a) Ten percent.
(b) Thirty percent.
(c) Fifty percent.
(d) Fifteen percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the British want the Americans to limit their Pacific objectives during World War II?

2. What is the heritage of the MacArthur family?

3. To what office at West Point did Pershing appoint MacArthur after World War I?

4. Who did Quezon designate as his successor as president of the Philippines should he and Osmeña be killed during their flight to Australia?

5. With which branch of the military did MacArthur have conflict during the war in the Pacific?

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