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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. Which of the following does not describe an aspect of life in the Philippines in 1944?
(a) Eight languages and eighty-odd dialects spoken.
(b) A large coal mining industry.
(c) Warriors hunting game with bows and arrows.
(d) Waterfalls and volcanoes on the islands.

2. How many reporters accompanied MacArthur to South Korea on his first trip there during the war?
(a) Four.
(b) One dozen.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

3. For which people in the Pacific was MacArthur committed to bringing freedom?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Filipinos.
(c) All people in the Pacific.
(d) Korean.

4. According to the United States public polls after World War II, MacArthur was second in popularity to?
(a) Eisenhower
(b) Truman.
(c) Clark Gable.
(d) Winston Churchill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did MacArthur see the war in the Pacific?

2. In the fall of 1944, what percentage of Filipinos were Roman Catholic?

3. What nickname did Jean MacArthur use for her husband in her letters to him?

4. When did MacArthur return to the Rock after having to flee it when the Japanese attacked in 1941?

5. When did the communist invasion of South Korea and fighting between North and South Korea begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the reaction of the American public when MacArthur was dismissed from the Army?

2. How did the American infantry differ from the German and Japanese infantry during World War II?

3. How was the decision to dismiss MacArthur communicated to MacArthur?

4. How long were Jean and Arthur separated from General MacArthur during the battle to retake the Philippines, and what arrangements did Jean make for Arthur's education once she and her son returned to the islands?

5. How did American code-breakers contribute to the war effort in the Pacific?

6. What led to MacArthur's dismissal from the Army after fifty two years of service?

7. How did MacArthur deal with the issue of Filipinos who had collaborated with the Japanese?

8. How did MacArthur demonstrate his knowledge of the Japanese culture and thinking in his treatment of the Japanese after their surrender?

9. What was A-Day?

10. What was Operation Ketsu-Go?

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