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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. Why did MacArthur fly to Seoul On August 15, 1948?
(a) For his wife's birthday.
(b) The South Koreans gave him a victory parade.
(c) For a vacation.
(d) The South Korean president was being inaugurated.

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

3. When MacArthur moved to the Philippines soon after his marriage, by what name was he known among the Philippine people?
(a) The Tall White Chief.
(b) King Mac.
(c) The Liberator.
(d) General MacArthur the Younger.

4. At what age did MacArthur become the youngest division commander in the war?
(a) Twenty nine.
(b) Forty two.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty eight.

5. When did Douglas MacArthur sail for Europe to join World War I?
(a) In October 1917.
(b) In February 1914.
(c) In July 1918.
(d) In March 1912.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe an aspect of life in the Philippines in 1944?

2. With which religious denomination did MacArthur affiliate?

3. Since the Filipino schools had been demolished during the Japanese occupation, who did the MacArthurs hire to teach Arthur upon their return to the islands?

4. How many American and Filipino prisoners died in the Death March that began once the Japanese captured Corregidor?

5. What was the profession of MacArthur's grandfather, Arthur Sr.?

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