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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 moved in with MacArthur once he accepted the position at West Point?
(a) His Eurasian girlfriend.
(b) His brother Arthur.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His mother Pinky.

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

3. To whom did MacArthur equate himself as a defender of Christianity?
(a) Christ.
(b) The Pope.
(c) Billy Graham.
(d) The crusaders from the Middle Ages.

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

5. Once the Philippines became independent, what job did MacArthur want there?
(a) Governor.
(b) High commissioner.
(c) Viceroy.
(d) President.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Filipino leader formed a pro-Japanese regime and declared war on the United States and Great Britain?

2. When the Japanese attacked the Philippines, what happened to the United States air fleet stationed there?

3. Where did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. serve in the army after the Civil War ended?

4. To which ancient world leader did some people compare MacArthur?

5. How high was the Anglo-American commitment of military resources to the Pacific?

(see the answer key)

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