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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. What did MacArthur blow up to prevent the Japanese from advancing to Manila?
(a) Railroad stations.
(b) Roads.
(c) Bridges.
(d) The Manila harbor.

2. With which branch of the military did MacArthur have conflict during the war in the Pacific?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Coast Guard.
(d) The Marines.

3. To what office at West Point did Pershing appoint MacArthur after World War I?
(a) Principal.
(b) Assistant Professor.
(c) Superintendent.
(d) Dean.

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

5. What was the name of MacArthur's first wife?
(a) Sheila Nathan.
(b) Henriette Louise Cromwell Brooks.
(c) Laurel Marie Zimmerman.
(d) Jeanette Edmonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a problem MacArthur had with maps of the Pacific during World War II?

2. What was strictly forbidden at West Point once MacArthur accepted his position there?

3. Why did MacArthur have to testify at a Congressional investigation about his experience at West Point?

4. When MacArthur returned to active duty in 1941 and was made lieutenant general and put in charge of the troops in the Pacific, how much money was allotted to him to use for the defense of the Philippines?

5. What rank did Pershing tell MacArthur he would have if he refused his West Point appointment?

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