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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII, Last Post, pgs. 459-544.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of day did the attack on Pearl Harbor become known?
(a) At four in the afternoon.
(b) At midnight.
(c) After three in the morning.
(d) At noon.

2. When did MacArthur return to the Rock after having to flee it when the Japanese attacked in 1941?
(a) August 7, 1948.
(b) October 3, 1945.
(c) June 15, 1950.
(d) March 2, 1944.

3. Why were the Japanese determined not to let MacArthur retake the Philippines?
(a) They knew it would mean losing the war.
(b) To maintain their access to the Indies' oil.
(c) They wanted to expand Japan's territories.
(d) They hated MacArthur.

4. What title was MacArthur given on April 18, 1942?
(a) Commander in Chief of the Southwest Pacific Area.
(b) Governor of the Philippines.
(c) Secretary of War.
(d) Commander in Chief of the Philippines.

5. Why did MacArthur never send his men to battle on the island of Rabaul?
(a) The island was populated by cannibals.
(b) The island had active volcanoes.
(c) It was his strategy to attack elsewhere.
(d) The Japanese had the island filled with land mines.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what branch of the military did Douglas MacArthur's brother Arthur III serve?

3. In what year was The Philippines made an independent commonwealth?

4. What sports did MacArthur play during his four years at West Point?

5. What did the Japanese do to punish Filipino guerrillas who fought against them?

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