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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the Philippines became independent, what job did MacArthur want there?
(a) Governor.
(b) Viceroy.
(c) President.
(d) High commissioner.

2. What was the name of MacArthur's first wife?
(a) Laurel Marie Zimmerman.
(b) Sheila Nathan.
(c) Jeanette Edmonds.
(d) Henriette Louise Cromwell Brooks.

3. What piece of equipment did MacArthur refuse to carry during World War I, resulting in his injury?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gas mask.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A sword.

4. What kind of warfare was being fought in France in 1914?
(a) Trench warfare.
(b) Naval warfare.
(c) Aerial warefare.
(d) Nuclear warfare.

5. What did MacArthur feel about the likelihood of a Japanese attack in the Philippines, immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) That such an attack was inevitable.
(b) That such an attack was probable.
(c) That such an attack would not happen.
(d) That such an attack was possible but not likely.

6. Where did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. serve in the army after the Civil War ended?
(a) Fort Niagara.
(b) Fort Knox.
(c) For Ticonderoga.
(d) The Western front.

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

8. With which religious denomination did MacArthur affiliate?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Pentecostal.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Mormon.

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

10. What disagreement led to MacArthur's resignation from the Army's active list on December 31, 1937?
(a) Disagreement over his relationship with Quezon.
(b) Disagreement over his militarization of the Philippines.
(c) Disagreement over his rank.
(d) Disagreement over his salary.

11. When was Douglas MacArthur born?
(a) January 26, 1880.
(b) June 15, 1900.
(c) December 4, 1897.
(d) April 12, 1885.

12. Of what place was Arthur MacArthur, Jr. made military governor in 1900?
(a) Antigua.
(b) The Philippines.
(c) Easter Island.
(d) Australia.

13. 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 state senator.
(c) His mother Pinky.
(d) His father.

14. To where did MacArthur and his family go when they left Corregidor?
(a) Africa.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Australia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In how many wars did MacArthur serve?

2. What did MacArthur expand the West Point curriculum to include?

3. Instead of remaining at headquarters as he was supposed to, what did MacArthur do during the first big battle near Reims?

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

5. When the Japanese bombed Corregidor, where did the MacArthurs seek refuge on the besieged island?

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