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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wanted MacArthur to resign from the army?
(a) His Eurasian girlfriend.
(b) His wife Louise and her family.
(c) The president.
(d) His mother Pinky.

2. On what day in 1941 did the MacArthurs leave for Corregidor since Manila, the city in which they lived, was being bombed?
(a) Thanksgiving Day.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) New Year's Eve.

3. What job did MacArthur get in the Philippines instead of the one he wanted?
(a) Police commissioner.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Lieutenant governor.
(d) Military adviser.

4. Why did MacArthur have to testify at a Congressional investigation about his experience at West Point?
(a) He witnessed an act of cheating at the school.
(b) Another plebe died from an act of hazing.
(c) He was involved in a scandal involving theft.
(d) Another student shot an instructor.

5. 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 sword.
(d) A rifle.

6. Which member of his family accompanied MacArthur to the Philippines?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His uncle.

7. What Filipino dignitaries were named as godparents for MacArthur's son, Arthur MacArthur IV?
(a) Pedro and Cecilia Garcia.
(b) John and Phoebe Onera.
(c) Hernan and Luisa Rivera.
(d) Manuel and Aurora Quezon.

8. What was MacArthur's class standing upon graduation from West Point?
(a) He graduated at the top of his class.
(b) He graduated third in his class.
(c) He graduated fifth in his class.
(d) He barely passed his final semester.

9. How often did MacArthur attend church?
(a) Sporadically, but whenever his schedule allowed.
(b) Never.
(c) Twice weekly.
(d) Weekly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During his early childhood in the west, by whom were Douglas MacArthur and his brother schooled?

3. In what branch of the military did Douglas MacArthur's brother Arthur III serve?

4. What was the first school at which MacArthur was not bored during his childhood?

5. 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?

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