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

2. What did the Japanese soldiers on Rabaul prefer to do rather than surrender to the Americans?
(a) Continue fighting until they won or were killed.
(b) Kill themselves.
(c) Live out their lives in the rain forests of the island.
(d) Flee the war and seek refuge in the Philippines.

3. For how long after the attack on Pearl Harbor was there no order to attack the Japanese?
(a) More than eight hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Ten minutes.

4. What sports did MacArthur play during his four years at West Point?
(a) Basketball and softball.
(b) Baseball and football.
(c) Cricket and croquet.
(d) Soccer and tennis.

5. What was strictly forbidden at West Point once MacArthur accepted his position there?
(a) Cheating on exams.
(b) Hazing.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Failing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of warfare was being fought in France in 1914?

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

3. What piece of equipment did MacArthur refuse to carry during World War I, resulting in his injury?

4. What did the Japanese people think of MacArthur?

5. Which Navy admiral did MacArthur admire?

(see the answer key)

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