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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was The Philippines made an independent commonwealth?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1910.

2. Who was MacArthur's first year roommate at West Point?
(a) Dwight Eisenhower.
(b) Arthur P.S. Hyde.
(c) David Swenson.
(d) Jonathan Claremont.

3. What rank did Pershing tell MacArthur he would have if he accepted his West Point appointment?
(a) Major.
(b) Brigadier general.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Captain.

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

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

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

7. When MacArthur moved to the Philippines soon after his marriage, by what name was he known among the Philippine people?
(a) King Mac.
(b) General MacArthur the Younger.
(c) The Liberator.
(d) The Tall White Chief.

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

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

10. Under whose command was the Rainbow Division in which MacArthur fought during World War I?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Lord Mountbatten of Britain.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) General John J. Pershing.

11. What did the plebes gain once MacArthur restructured the program and routine at West Point that they had not had before?
(a) Sports teams and a band.
(b) Spending money and weekend passes.
(c) New uniforms.
(d) Television sets and radios.

12. What was the profession of MacArthur's grandfather, Arthur Sr.?
(a) He was a preacher.
(b) He was a blacksmith.
(c) He was a sailor.
(d) He was a judge.

13. Who served as MacArthur's chief aide in the Philippines?
(a) Jerry Overstreet.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Carlton Reynolds.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

14. When the Japanese bombed Corregidor, where did the MacArthurs seek refuge on the besieged island?
(a) In the basement of a school.
(b) In a tunnel.
(c) In the basement of a prison.
(d) In a cave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many medals did MacArthur receive during the course of his career?

2. 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?

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

4. What job did MacArthur get in the Philippines instead of the one he wanted?

5. Which member of his family accompanied MacArthur to the Philippines?

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