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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Chapter 12, who translated the Marine Corps Hymn into Navajo?
(a) Ned.
(b) Jimmy King.
(c) John Benally.
(d) John Smith.
2. How far did Gene-Gene, sort of a chief of the Solomon Islanders, swim through shark- and crocodile-infested waters to tell an American Ranger squad where the Japanese were?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 2 1/2 miles.
(c) 3 1/2 miles.
(d) 3 miles.
3. When did Ned's training end?
(a) August 1943.
(b) May 1943.
(c) July 1943.
(d) June 1943.
4. To what division was Ned assigned to the signal corps in Chapter 13?
(a) Fourth Division.
(b) Third Division.
(c) Second Division.
(d) First Division.
5. What was the name of the general that Sam Begay and Bill McCabe were to report to when they were first sent to the Canal?
(a) General Nimitz.
(b) General King.
(c) General Vandegrift.
(d) General Spaatz.
6. Where did the Seabees build a base for PT boats in Chapter 18?
(a) Walis Island.
(b) Puruata Island.
(c) Karesau Island.
(d) Rabuin Island.
7. In honor of the birthday of the Marines, how long were the Second and Third Raider Battalions moved off the front line and allowed to rest?
(a) 1 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 5 days.
8. Which division did the general command who wrote, "The Navajos have proved to be excellent Marines, intelligent, industrious . . ." (137)?
(a) Sixth.
(b) Second.
(c) Fourth.
(d) First.
9. While Ned's division was on Eniwetok, how long were other Marine units kept cooped up on transport ships waiting in Chapter 21?
(a) About 3 months.
(b) Almost 2 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 4 months.
10. What was the name of the lieutenant who ordered Bill McCable and Sam Begay to send a sample field message when they first arrived on the battlefield?
(a) Hunt.
(b) Watson.
(c) Miller.
(d) Nelson.
11. How many inches long were the bayonets the rifles Ned and other carried in Chapter 12?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.
12. Where was the code kept?
(a) Camp Elliott.
(b) Pearl Harbor and Camp Elliott.
(c) Pentagon.
(d) Each man had a copy.
13. What was the D-day for Saipan in Chapter 20?
(a) May 17, 1944.
(b) July 3, 1944.
(c) August 11, 1944.
(d) June 15, 1944.
14. In Saipan, how many American died between June 15 and July 13?
(a) 4,100.
(b) About 4,000.
(c) 3,200.
(d) Over 3,000.
15. How many white men did Major Shannon try to have become code talkers?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many Navajo would work in the field together?
2. In Chapter 19, how many code talkers was each Marine division expected to have?
3. In Chapter 21, how many Japanese troops were on Guam?
4. What songs were sung during a ceremonial dance in Chapter 12?
5. In Chapter 12, what was Ned's nickname that Hosteen Mitchel gave him?
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