View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To whom did MacArthur give the vote in Japan?
(a) Japanese men.
(b) Japanese teenagers.
(c) Japanese women.
(d) Immigrants from the Philippines.

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

5. After the surrender of the Japanese, how did MacArthur address the citizens of the United States to inform them that the world was at peace?
(a) Via telegraph.
(b) Via television satellite.
(c) Via a telegram.
(d) Via radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was MacArthur's greatest friend and confidante during the war, the person with whom he spent as much time as possible?

2. Which Navy admiral did MacArthur admire?

3. When was the Korean armistice signed?

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

5. How many Japanese lined the route to the airport when the MacArthurs departed from Tokyo in 1951?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What was the status of women in Japanese society when the Japanese surrendered and ended World War II?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 870 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample