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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. How many Americans were MacArthur ordered to evacuate from South Korea once the communists invaded?
(a) Two thousand.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Five thousand.
(d) One million.

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

3. How long had MacArthur served in the Army when he was dismissed?
(a) Twenty-five years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Fifty-two years.
(d) Ten years.

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

5. Which two groups among the Filipino population did not ignore their Japanese invaders, unlike the rest of the population?
(a) The poor farmers and the fishermen.
(b) The women and children.
(c) The aged and the infirm.
(d) The guerrillas and the collaborators.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jean MacArthur returned to the Philippines after her husband liberated the islands, what did she do upon seeing the rags the people were wearing?

2. Who did Quezon designate as his successor as president of the Philippines should he and Osmeña be killed during their flight to Australia?

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

4. How did MacArthur treat Manuel Roxas, a known Japanese collaborator, after liberating the Philippines from Japanese rule?

5. What did the Japanese people think of MacArthur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did wealthy Filipinos collaborate with the Japanese during World War II?

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

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

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

6. What was Operation Ketsu-Go?

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

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

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

10. Who wanted MacArthur to run for President against Roosevelt in 1944 and how did MacArthur claim to feel about politics at that time?

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