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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long had MacArthur served in the Army when he was dismissed?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Fifty-two years.
(d) Twenty-five years.

4. How many Americans were MacArthur ordered to evacuate from South Korea once the communists invaded?
(a) Five thousand.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) One million.

5. Why didn't MacArthur use the strategy of island-hopping, i.e. hitting the enemy with direct frontal pressure in battle?
(a) He didn't have enough bombs and ships to succeed.
(b) He believed in doing the unexpected.
(c) There were too many islands and not enough men.
(d) He thought it caused too many casualties.

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

7. Why were the Japanese determined not to let MacArthur retake the Philippines?
(a) They wanted to expand Japan's territories.
(b) To maintain their access to the Indies' oil.
(c) They hated MacArthur.
(d) They knew it would mean losing the war.

8. Who did Quezon designate as his successor as president of the Philippines should he and Osmeña be killed during their flight to Australia?
(a) Felipe Garcia.
(b) General MacArthur.
(c) Manuel Roxas.
(d) Jose Laurel.

9. 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 independent ticket.
(b) Both the Republican and Democratic tickets.
(c) The Republican ticket.
(d) The Democratic ticket.

10. What was Dai Ichi?
(a) A city in Japan.
(b) MacArthur's Japanese butler.
(c) MacArthur's headquarters in Japan.
(d) A city in the Philippines occupied by the Americans.

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

12. What were "Sherman carpets"?
(a) Tank drivers.
(b) U.S. Sherman tanks.
(c) Japanese children who were suicide tank bombers.
(d) A type of shag carpet favored by General Sherman.

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

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

15. How high was the Anglo-American commitment of military resources to the Pacific?
(a) Fifteen percent.
(b) Thirty percent.
(c) Fifty percent.
(d) Ten percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Japanese think an invasion of their homeland was impossible?

2. What were the kempei-tai?

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

4. What did MacArthur use against Japanese ships near New Guinea to cut off Japanese supplies and reinforcements?

5. After the surrender of the Japanese, how did MacArthur address the citizens of the United States to inform them that the world was at peace?

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