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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XI, Taps, pgs. 678-710.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Of what disease did Quezon, the Philippine president die?
(a) Multiple sclerosis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Tuberculosis.

3. In Spring 1914, to what country was MacArthur sent to gather information in preparation for possible war?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Italy.
(c) Peru.
(d) Germany.

4. While MacArthur was fighting in Europe during World War I, who was trying to get him promoted back in the States?
(a) His wife Louise.
(b) His father.
(c) His state senator.
(d) His mother Pinky.

5. Who wanted MacArthur to resign from the army?
(a) His mother Pinky.
(b) The president.
(c) His wife Louise and her family.
(d) His Eurasian girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened when MacArthur was given command of a company at Leavenworth?

3. How did MacArthur want to be seen and treated by others?

4. 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?

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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