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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 statements does not describe the opinions of MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff about policy in Korea?
(a) MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff disagreed.
(b) The Joint Chiefs wanted to keep the current policy.
(c) MacArthur wanted the U.S. position strengthened.
(d) MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff agreed.

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

3. What did the Japanese do to punish Filipino guerrillas who fought against them?
(a) They shot them in public.
(b) They imprisoned them for life.
(c) They beheaded them in public.
(d) They sent them to the front line to fight for Japan.

4. What nickname did Jean MacArthur use for her husband in her letters to him?
(a) General.
(b) Sir Boss.
(c) Mac.
(d) Dougie.

5. Of what disease did Quezon, the Philippine president die?
(a) Multiple sclerosis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Philippine island was nicknamed "the Rock"?

2. What type of rifle did the Japanese infantry use during World War II?

3. What was MacArthur's goal for Korea?

4. Why did the Japanese think an invasion of their homeland was impossible?

5. What did the Japanese people think of MacArthur?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Japanese reaction when the MacArthurs left Tokyo on April 16, 1951?

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

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

4. Why did MacArthur want to launch an amphibious attack against the North Koreans at Inchon and what objections did his advisers have against that location?

5. At the beginning of the Korean War, what factors were against the American troops?

6. What was public opinion of MacArthur like once he broke through the Japanese blockade in March, 1942?

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

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

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

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

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