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

2. For what purpose was MacArthur's 42nd group, positioned at Nancy during World War I, destined to be used?
(a) As replacements.
(b) As ambulance drivers.
(c) As spies.
(d) As guinea pigs for chemical experiments.

3. What was strictly forbidden at West Point once MacArthur accepted his position there?
(a) Hazing.
(b) Failing.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Cheating on exams.

4. What did MacArthur feel about the likelihood of a Japanese attack in the Philippines, immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) That such an attack was inevitable.
(b) That such an attack was possible but not likely.
(c) That such an attack was probable.
(d) That such an attack would not happen.

5. What kind of warfare was being fought in France in 1914?
(a) Nuclear warfare.
(b) Trench warfare.
(c) Naval warfare.
(d) Aerial warefare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the MacArthurs celebrate Christmas early in 1941?

2. What happened when MacArthur was given command of a company at Leavenworth?

3. Who opposed MacArthur's first marriage?

4. Who served as MacArthur's chief aide in the Philippines?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did the MacArthur family go once they left the Philippines, and what happened during their journey there?

3. Discuss the MacArthur family history.

4. What happened to bring MacArthur back into active duty?

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

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

7. What were some of MacArthur's weaknesses?

8. What was Douglas MacArthur's childhood like?

9. What was MacArthur's mother Pinky doing in the States while he was fighting in World War I?

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

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