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

2. What was MacArthur's goal for Korea?
(a) To unite North and South Korea as one nation.
(b) To keep the Chinese out of it.
(c) To take it over for the United States.
(d) To keep communism out of South Korea.

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

4. What were the kempei-tai?
(a) The Japanese infantry.
(b) The Japanese secret police.
(c) The Philippine senators.
(d) The Philippine guerillas.

5. What allowed the Allies to successfully thwart the Japanese in the Pacific?
(a) The Americans had more planes.
(b) The Japanese men got homesick and surrendered.
(c) The Japanese contracted a deadly virus.
(d) American code-breakers broke Japanese code.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which Navy admiral did MacArthur admire?

3. On which political party ticket did people begin to talk about MacArthur running for President as he began to succeed against the Japanese in the Pacific?

4. What were "Sherman carpets"?

5. Who won the battle at Inchon and Min Gun?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What problems did the US public and the US military have with maps of the Pacific during World War II?

3. What kind of authority did MacArthur have in Japan after the surrender of Hirohito?

4. How important did MacArthur consider airplanes and aerial assaults during the War in the Pacific?

5. What changes in Korea in the late 1940's indicated that a war might be imminent?

6. What conflicts did MacArthur and Truman have as the Korean War progressed?

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

8. Why were the Japanese people still convinced that they were winning the war once MacArthur retook the Philippines?

9. 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?

10. How was the everyday life of the Filipinos affected by the war and the Japanese occupation?

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