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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fourteen: Antigo and Chapter Fifteen: Coming Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the only man first identified in the Rosenthal photo?
(a) John.
(b) Mark.
(c) Ira.
(d) Rene.

2. What did John Bradley receive for his action on Iwo Jima?
(a) Legion of Merit.
(b) Silver Star.
(c) The Navy Cross.
(d) Air Medal.

3. What was the barren ground of the mountain dotted with?
(a) Crashed planes.
(b) Japanese tanks.
(c) Land mines.
(d) Japanese firing ports.

4. Why was Rene ordered to keep quiet that it was Harlon Block and not Hansen that was in the photo?
(a) The publicity had already been created with Hansen's name.
(b) Harlon Block was not photogenic.
(c) The army did not believe Rene.
(d) Hansen's family threaten to sue.

5. Where did Harlon experience hand to hand combat?
(a) Death Canyon.
(b) Death Gorge.
(c) Hellzapoppin' Ridge.
(d) Hellhole Ridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ira Hayes get his paratrooper wings?

2. Who did Ira, John, and Rene meet in Washington?

3. Where was Colonel Johnson when he issued the command to take the mountain the next morning?

4. What did John Bradley buy after returning to the U.S?

5. What did John's father encourage him to do?

(see the answer key)

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