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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How soon after the December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor were the Japanese on the ground in the Philippines?

2. Under whose command was the Rainbow Division in which MacArthur fought during World War I?

3. What was the first school at which MacArthur was not bored during his childhood?

4. To what rank did Arthur MacArthur, Jr. get promoted by age nineteen?

5. What rank did Pershing tell MacArthur he would have if he refused his West Point appointment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of MacArthur's weaknesses?

2. What was Christmas like for the MacArthur family in 1941?

3. What was the war in France like when MacArthur arrived in Europe during World War I?

4. Where did the MacArthur family go once they left the Philippines, and what happened during their journey there?

5. What were some of the rumors that surrounded MacArthur?

6. What were the experiences of Arthur MacArthur, Jr. during the Civil War?

7. What job did General Pershing give MacArthur once World War I ended?

8. What was Douglas MacArthur's childhood like?

9. Which of MacArthur's actions in World War I indicated that he did not always do what he was ordered to do?

10. What happened to bring MacArthur back into active duty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast MacArthur's relationships with General Pershing, Quezon, Admiral Nimitz, and Eisenhower. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Douglas MacArthur's childhood and education with that of his son, Arthur IV. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss MacArthur's relationship with his Eurasian girlfriend and how it affected her life and his. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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