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

2. Which of the following does not describe an aspect of life in the Philippines in 1944?
(a) Eight languages and eighty-odd dialects spoken.
(b) Waterfalls and volcanoes on the islands.
(c) Warriors hunting game with bows and arrows.
(d) A large coal mining industry.

3. When the Soviet Union announced in 1949 that it had moved its forces out of North Korea, what did that nation expect the United States to do in response?
(a) Invade North Korea.
(b) Invade China.
(c) Remove U.S. forces from South Korea.
(d) Remove U.S. forces from Germany.

4. Why did MacArthur have to testify at a Congressional investigation about his experience at West Point?
(a) He was involved in a scandal involving theft.
(b) He witnessed an act of cheating at the school.
(c) Another student shot an instructor.
(d) Another plebe died from an act of hazing.

5. Why didn't MacArthur use the strategy of island-hopping, i.e. hitting the enemy with direct frontal pressure in battle?
(a) He thought it caused too many casualties.
(b) He believed in doing the unexpected.
(c) There were too many islands and not enough men.
(d) He didn't have enough bombs and ships to succeed.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where did MacArthur move his advance base once he had the Japanese in retreat?

2. What allowed the Allies to successfully thwart the Japanese in the Pacific?

3. To where did MacArthur and his family go when they left Corregidor?

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

5. In what famous Civil War battle did Douglas MacArthur's father fight in November 1863?

(see the answer key)

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