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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. For whom did the 400,000 Japanese soldiers occupying the Philippines in 1944 think it would be a supreme honor to die in battle?
(a) Their god.
(b) General MacArthur.
(c) Their families.
(d) Their emperior Hirohito.

2. What was the public reaction when MacArthur was dismissed?
(a) Some approved, but some wanted to impeach Truman.
(b) The public rejoiced.
(c) The public wanted MacArthur put on trial.
(d) The public was outraged.

3. How many Americans were MacArthur ordered to evacuate from South Korea once the communists invaded?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) Five thousand.
(d) One million.

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?
(a) A former Filipino teacher.
(b) An Australian soldier who was once a teacher.
(c) A private English teacher, Mrs. Phyllis Gibbons.
(d) An American soldier who was once a teacher.

5. To whom did MacArthur equate himself as a defender of Christianity?
(a) The crusaders from the Middle Ages.
(b) Christ.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Billy Graham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the government officials decide to remove MacArthur from command in Korea?

2. On what date did MacArthur die?

3. What Japanese government document did MacArthur help write?

4. When did the communist invasion of South Korea and fighting between North and South Korea begin?

5. What sports did MacArthur play during his four years at West Point?

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