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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. What is the heritage of the MacArthur family?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) Scottish.
(d) Portuguese.

2. About what did Truman and MacArthur disagree during the Korean war?
(a) The weapons to use in the war.
(b) The necessity of the war.
(c) The battle plans for the war.
(d) The amount of support MacArthur received for the war.

3. Where did MacArthur win his fifth Silver Star?
(a) At Dunkirk.
(b) At Essey.
(c) At Paris.
(d) At Normandy.

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

5. Who opposed MacArthur's first marriage?
(a) MacArthur's commanding officer.
(b) The bride's father.
(c) MacArthur's grandfather.
(d) MacArthur's mother Pinky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did MacArthur feel about the likelihood of a Japanese attack in the Philippines, immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

2. Who wanted MacArthur to resign from the army?

3. How soon after the December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor were the Japanese on the ground in the Philippines?

4. What did MacArthur use against Japanese ships near New Guinea to cut off Japanese supplies and reinforcements?

5. When was Douglas MacArthur born?

(see the answer key)

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