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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. What sports did MacArthur play during his four years at West Point?
(a) Cricket and croquet.
(b) Basketball and softball.
(c) Baseball and football.
(d) Soccer and tennis.

2. What kind of father was Douglas MacArthur?
(a) A stern father.
(b) A loving and devoted father.
(c) An overly critical father.
(d) An overprotective father.

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

4. Who moved in with MacArthur once he accepted the position at West Point?
(a) His mother Pinky.
(b) His brother Arthur.
(c) His Eurasian girlfriend.
(d) His grandmother.

5. At what age did MacArthur become the youngest division commander in the war?
(a) Forty.
(b) Forty two.
(c) Thirty eight.
(d) Twenty nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of his family accompanied MacArthur to the Philippines?

2. What disagreement led to MacArthur's resignation from the Army's active list on December 31, 1937?

3. Where did MacArthur win his fifth Silver Star?

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

5. Who opposed MacArthur's first marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Arthur MacArthur, Jr.'s conflict with President Taft?

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

3. What did MacArthur fail to do immediately after Pearl Harbor?

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

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

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

7. What were MacArthur's religious beliefs?

8. How did MacArthur begin to distinguish himself in the Army?

9. What was MacArthur's role in the Philippines once it was made a commonwealth in 1946?

10. Discuss MacArthur's military career.

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