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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. In what famous Civil War battle did Douglas MacArthur's father fight in November 1863?
(a) Gettysburg.
(b) Missionary Ridge.
(c) Shiloh.
(d) Antietam.

2. During what event did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. die?
(a) A reunion of Gettysburg survivors.
(b) His daughter's wedding.
(c) A reunion of Missionary Ridge survivors.
(d) His grandson's baptism.

3. What was the first school at which MacArthur was not bored during his childhood?
(a) The school on the Apache Indian reservation.
(b) The West Texas Military Academy.
(c) The Austin Academy for Young Men.
(d) The one-room school at Fort Dodge.

4. How many days after the surrender of the Japanese did MacArthur enter Tokyo?
(a) Six days.
(b) One day.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Eighty days.

5. What two European countries declared war on the United States soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) Poland and Hungary.
(b) France and Germany.
(c) Spain and Greece.
(d) Germany and Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of government did MacArthur establish in Japan after the war?

2. What did the Filipino first lady give MacArthur on August 24, 1936, making him a field marshal?

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

4. How did MacArthur see the war in the Pacific?

5. In the days before American entry into the war, what division of the Army did MacArthur say he wanted to be in when he was promoted to colonel?

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