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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the communist invasion of South Korea and fighting between North and South Korea begin?
(a) February 12, 1959.
(b) March 13, 1953.
(c) October 8, 1960.
(d) July 24, 1950.

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

3. To whom did MacArthur give the vote in Japan?
(a) Japanese men.
(b) Immigrants from the Philippines.
(c) Japanese teenagers.
(d) Japanese women.

4. How many American and Filipino prisoners died in the Death March that began once the Japanese captured Corregidor?
(a) Seven to ten thousand.
(b) Eight hundred.
(c) Twenty thousand.
(d) One thousand.

5. When America entered the Korean War, what did President Truman worry about?
(a) Paying for the war.
(b) The Germans joining North Korea against America.
(c) Losing the war.
(d) Retaliation in other places from the communists.

6. 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) The maps were in black and white rather than color.
(c) There weren't many maps available.
(d) They had to capture enemy maps to know where they were.

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

8. Of what disease did Quezon, the Philippine president die?
(a) Multiple sclerosis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Tuberculosis.

9. How did the media and the public respond once MacArthur broke through the blockade?
(a) They shunned him.
(b) They adored him and he became extremely popular.
(c) They hated him.
(d) They criticized his methods.

10. Which of the following statements does not describe the opinions of MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff about policy in Korea?
(a) The Joint Chiefs wanted to keep the current policy.
(b) MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff disagreed.
(c) MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff agreed.
(d) MacArthur wanted the U.S. position strengthened.

11. Who was MacArthur's greatest friend and confidante during the war, the person with whom he spent as much time as possible?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) His wife Jean.

12. What was the public reaction when MacArthur was dismissed?
(a) The public was outraged.
(b) Some approved, but some wanted to impeach Truman.
(c) The public rejoiced.
(d) The public wanted MacArthur put on trial.

13. What did MacArthur use against Japanese ships near New Guinea to cut off Japanese supplies and reinforcements?
(a) Nerve gas.
(b) Nuclear weapons.
(c) Bombs dropped by air.
(d) Submarines.

14. What cities gave MacArthur parades after his return to the United States from the Pacific once Truman dismissed him?
(a) Philadelphia and Boston.
(b) Boston and Los Angeles.
(c) New York and Chicago.
(d) San Francisco and Washington.

15. Why did MacArthur fly to Seoul On August 15, 1948?
(a) The South Korean president was being inaugurated.
(b) For a vacation.
(c) For his wife's birthday.
(d) The South Koreans gave him a victory parade.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did MacArthur never send his men to battle on the island of Rabaul?

3. How did MacArthur treat Manuel Roxas, a known Japanese collaborator, after liberating the Philippines from Japanese rule?

4. For which people in the Pacific was MacArthur committed to bringing freedom?

5. What type of rifle did the Japanese infantry use during World War II?

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