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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the MacArthurs celebrate Christmas early in 1941?
(a) They knew they would have to evacuate by Christmas.
(b) They feared they would be dead by Christmas.
(c) MacArthur was being sent to Europe to fight.
(d) They feared the Japanese would soon capture them.

2. As a fifty-four year old man, who did MacArthur fear would learn about his Eurasian girlfriend?
(a) His wife.
(b) The President.
(c) His mother.
(d) The press.

3. On what day in 1941 did the MacArthurs leave for Corregidor since Manila, the city in which they lived, was being bombed?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Thanksgiving Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

4. Who served as MacArthur's chief aide in the Philippines?
(a) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Carlton Reynolds.
(d) Jerry Overstreet.

5. Who was MacArthur's first year roommate at West Point?
(a) Arthur P.S. Hyde.
(b) Dwight Eisenhower.
(c) Jonathan Claremont.
(d) David Swenson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of MacArthur's first wife?

2. In what branch of the military did Douglas MacArthur's brother Arthur III serve?

3. In what famous Civil War battle did Douglas MacArthur's father fight in November 1863?

4. While MacArthur was fighting in Europe during World War I, who was trying to get him promoted back in the States?

5. In breaking through the Hindenburg Line during the strategic battle of Cote-de-Chatillon, how many men did the Rainbow Division lose?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the war in France like when MacArthur arrived in Europe during World War I?

2. What was Christmas like for the MacArthur family in 1941?

3. What were the experiences of Arthur MacArthur, Jr. during the Civil War?

4. Which of MacArthur's actions in World War I indicated that he did not always do what he was ordered to do?

5. Who was MacArthur's second wife and how did his second marriage differ from his first?

6. What were some of the rumors that surrounded MacArthur?

7. What was Arthur MacArthur, Jr.'s military career like once the Civil War ended?

8. What led to MacArthur's resignation from the active duty in 1937?

9. Who was MacArthur's first wife and why did the marriage end?

10. What were some of MacArthur's weaknesses?

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