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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of MacArthur's second wife?
(a) Sylvia Cunningham.
(b) Jean Marie Faircloth.
(c) Anna Cleveland.
(d) Mary Jones.

2. As a fifty-four year old man, who did MacArthur fear would learn about his Eurasian girlfriend?
(a) The press.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) The President.

3. 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?
(a) The infantry.
(b) The medical corps.
(c) The cavalry.
(d) Military intelligence.

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

5. In breaking through the Hindenburg Line during the strategic battle of Cote-de-Chatillon, how many men did the Rainbow Division lose?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Four thousand.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Ten thousand.

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

7. Who accidentally took MacArthur prisoner at one point during World War I?
(a) The Australians.
(b) Another American division that quickly released him.
(c) The British.
(d) The Canadians.

8. When MacArthur returned to active duty in 1941 and was made lieutenant general and put in charge of the troops in the Pacific, how much money was allotted to him to use for the defense of the Philippines?
(a) Three hundred thousand dollars.
(b) Two million dollars.
(c) One billion dollars.
(d) Ten million dollars.

9. In what famous Civil War battle did Douglas MacArthur's father fight in November 1863?
(a) Antietam.
(b) Shiloh.
(c) Missionary Ridge.
(d) Gettysburg.

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

11. In what branch of the military did Douglas MacArthur's brother Arthur III serve?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Marines.
(c) The Coast Guard.
(d) The Navy.

12. What defense plans did MacArthur and The Quezon administration make for the Philippines?
(a) The Banana Plans.
(b) The Orange Plans.
(c) Operation Islander.
(d) Operation Big Gun.

13. What two European countries declared war on the United States soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) Spain and Greece.
(b) Poland and Hungary.
(c) Germany and Italy.
(d) France and Germany.

14. For how long after the attack on Pearl Harbor was there no order to attack the Japanese?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) More than eight hours.
(d) Ten minutes.

15. Of what brigade was MacArthur made the permanent commander during World War I?
(a) The 84th brigade.
(b) The 99th brigade.
(c) The 18th brigade.
(d) The 22nd brigade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what place was Arthur MacArthur, Jr. made military governor in 1900?

2. What was the nickname MacArthur's men gave him?

3. To whom did MacArthur equate himself as a defender of Christianity?

4. Who moved in with MacArthur once he accepted the position at West Point?

5. From where was Arthur MacArthur, Jr.'s bride?

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