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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did MacArthur return to the Rock after having to flee it when the Japanese attacked in 1941?
(a) March 2, 1944.
(b) August 7, 1948.
(c) October 3, 1945.
(d) June 15, 1950.

2. What country did MacArthur think would have fallen to the Japanese if Corregidor had not held out?
(a) Australia.
(b) England.
(c) The United States.
(d) New Zealand.

3. For whom did the 400,000 Japanese soldiers occupying the Philippines in 1944 think it would be a supreme honor to die in battle?
(a) Their families.
(b) Their god.
(c) General MacArthur.
(d) Their emperior Hirohito.

4. How many reporters accompanied MacArthur to South Korea on his first trip there during the war?
(a) One dozen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. On which political party ticket did people begin to talk about MacArthur running for President as he began to succeed against the Japanese in the Pacific?
(a) The Republican ticket.
(b) The independent ticket.
(c) The Democratic ticket.
(d) Both the Republican and Democratic tickets.

6. Which of the following is not a problem MacArthur had with maps of the Pacific during World War II?
(a) There weren't many maps available.
(b) The maps were in black and white rather than color.
(c) They started the war using 18th century charts.
(d) They had to capture enemy maps to know where they were.

7. How did The United Nations Security Council respond to the invasion of South Korea by North Korea?
(a) They supported the invasion.
(b) They imposed economic sanctions on both Koreas.
(c) They ignored the conflict.
(d) They condemned the aggression.

8. What allowed the Allies to successfully thwart the Japanese in the Pacific?
(a) American code-breakers broke Japanese code.
(b) The Japanese contracted a deadly virus.
(c) The Americans had more planes.
(d) The Japanese men got homesick and surrendered.

9. Which of the following elements was not something encountered by American forces in the Pacific islands during World War II?
(a) Crocodiles and snakes.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Cannibalism.
(d) Lions.

10. What did the Japanese soldiers on Rabaul prefer to do rather than surrender to the Americans?
(a) Live out their lives in the rain forests of the island.
(b) Kill themselves.
(c) Flee the war and seek refuge in the Philippines.
(d) Continue fighting until they won or were killed.

11. Which of the following abilities did not fall within MacArthur's range of authority in Japan after the war?
(a) He had authority over the function of Hirohito.
(b) He could dissolve the Diet.
(c) He could become president of Japan.
(d) He could outlaw political parties.

12. When the Soviet Union announced in 1949 that it had moved its forces out of North Korea, what did that nation expect the United States to do in response?
(a) Remove U.S. forces from Germany.
(b) Remove U.S. forces from South Korea.
(c) Invade China.
(d) Invade North Korea.

13. How did the wily MacArthur label the box containing his tea service, candelabra, and other personal items so that the box survived the attack on Manila?
(a) Poison - do not touch.
(b) Beware of snakes.
(c) Official business - Japanese Army.
(d) Medical Supplies - for shipment to Tokyo.

14. Who won the battle at Inchon and Min Gun?
(a) The Japanese.
(b) The Chinese.
(c) MacArthur.
(d) The North Koreans.

15. How did MacArthur see the war in the Pacific?
(a) As a German plan to distract the U.S. from Europe.
(b) As a war of infantry.
(c) As a war of supply protected by air.
(d) As a way to increase U.S. territory in the Pacific.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't MacArthur use the strategy of island-hopping, i.e. hitting the enemy with direct frontal pressure in battle?

2. How long did the British want the Americans to limit their Pacific objectives during World War II?

3. What was Dai Ichi?

4. How many days after the surrender of the Japanese did MacArthur enter Tokyo?

5. With which Navy admiral did MacArthur frequently come into conflict?

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