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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 emperior Hirohito.
(b) General MacArthur.
(c) Their families.
(d) Their god.

2. What did critics of MacArthur claim?
(a) That he choose which orders he would obey.
(b) That he risked the lives of too many men.
(c) That he was a drunkard.
(d) That he was too pompous.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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

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

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

8. In the fall of 1944, what percentage of Filipinos were Roman Catholic?
(a) One hundred percent.
(b) Eighty percent.
(c) Thirty percent.
(d) Ten percent.

9. How many Japanese lined the route to the airport when the MacArthurs departed from Tokyo in 1951?
(a) One quarter million.
(b) Eight thousand.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) One thousand.

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

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

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

13. How long did the British want the Americans to limit their Pacific objectives during World War II?
(a) Six months.
(b) Until a new prime minister was elected in England.
(c) A year.
(d) Until the Germans were defeated in Europe.

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

15. When Jean MacArthur returned to the Philippines after her husband liberated the islands, what did she do upon seeing the rags the people were wearing?
(a) She gave her hat and gloves to some Filipinos.
(b) She wrote the President about the problem.
(c) She wept.
(d) She wrote an American charity about the problem.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high was the Anglo-American commitment of military resources to the Pacific?

2. Who was named commander of the Pacific Ocean Areas in 1942?

3. What factors helped the Japanese succeed in the Pacific during World War II?

4. What title was MacArthur given on April 18, 1942?

5. What was MacArthur's goal for Korea?

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