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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was MacArthur instructed to do for the South Koreans when the Korean War erupted?
(a) Train them to fight.
(b) Shoot them.
(c) Supply and support them.
(d) Imprison them.

2. Who was the Japanese commander of the Philippine defenses?
(a) General Mayaki Komo.
(b) General Mashita.
(c) Lieutenant General Yamaga.
(d) Lieutenant General Tomoyuki Yamashita.

3. Who did President Truman appoint as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) in Japan?
(a) MacArthur.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Halsey.
(d) Taft.

4. Why did the Japanese think an invasion of their homeland was impossible?
(a) They believed they were sacred and divinely protected.
(b) They thought Japan was well fortified against invasion.
(c) They had developed germ warfare to repel invaders.
(d) They planted undersea bombs to repel invaders.

5. Which Filipino leader formed a pro-Japanese regime and declared war on the United States and Great Britain?
(a) Felipe Garcia.
(b) Jose Laurel.
(c) Manuel Quezon.
(d) Manuel Roxas.

6. For which people in the Pacific was MacArthur committed to bringing freedom?
(a) Filipinos.
(b) All people in the Pacific.
(c) Korean.
(d) Japanese.

7. What were the kempei-tai?
(a) The Philippine senators.
(b) The Philippine guerillas.
(c) The Japanese infantry.
(d) The Japanese secret police.

8. What did MacArthur say a nation should do if it wasn't willing to make the full military commitment to winning a war?
(a) It should dissolve its army.
(b) It shouldn't be surprised to lose.
(c) It shouldn't fight.
(d) It should dissolve itself.

9. According to the United States public polls after World War II, MacArthur was second in popularity to?
(a) Eisenhower
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Clark Gable.
(d) Truman.

10. What nickname did Jean MacArthur use for her husband in her letters to him?
(a) Mac.
(b) Dougie.
(c) General.
(d) Sir Boss.

11. How many people died in the Korean War?
(a) One million.
(b) Five thousand.
(c) One billion.
(d) Five million.

12. What kind of government did MacArthur establish in Japan after the war?
(a) A theocracy.
(b) A republic.
(c) A dictatorship.
(d) A democracy.

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

14. At the end of the Korean War, where was the line between North and South Korea?
(a) It had been eradicated and there was only one Korea.
(b) It extended fifty more miles into South Korea.
(c) It remained at the 38th Parallel.
(d) It extended fifty more miles into North Korea.

15. Who was Ah Cheu?
(a) A Japanese general.
(b) MacArthur's Japanese girlfriend.
(c) A Filipino guerilla leader.
(d) The Cantonese amah or nanny of MacArthur's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many American and Filipino prisoners died in the Death March that began once the Japanese captured Corregidor?

2. How did The United Nations Security Council respond to the invasion of South Korea by North Korea?

3. What cities gave MacArthur parades after his return to the United States from the Pacific once Truman dismissed him?

4. What important dignitary did Jean MacArthur entertain in New Guinea in 1942 since Douglas was away at Port Moresby at the time?

5. What did the Japanese people think of MacArthur?

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