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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. Why did the MacArthurs celebrate Christmas early in 1941?
(a) They feared they would be dead by Christmas.
(b) They knew they would have to evacuate by Christmas.
(c) They feared the Japanese would soon capture them.
(d) MacArthur was being sent to Europe to fight.

2. What did MacArthur use against Japanese ships near New Guinea to cut off Japanese supplies and reinforcements?
(a) Submarines.
(b) Nuclear weapons.
(c) Bombs dropped by air.
(d) Nerve gas.

3. What rank did Pershing tell MacArthur he would have if he refused his West Point appointment?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Major.
(c) Captain.
(d) Colonel.

4. What was the nickname MacArthur's men gave him?
(a) Dugout Doug.
(b) Junior.
(c) General Mac.
(d) Uncle Mac.

5. When the Japanese attacked the Philippines, what happened to the United States air fleet stationed there?
(a) It fled to Australia.
(b) It malfunctioned.
(c) It was bombed but it was able to repel the Japanese.
(d) Most of it was destroyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did MacArthur attend church?

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

3. Where did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. serve in the army after the Civil War ended?

4. How many Japanese lined the route to the airport when the MacArthurs departed from Tokyo in 1951?

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

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