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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven: The Flags.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ira Hayes's nickname in the Corps?
(a) Flying Horseman.
(b) Chief Falling Cloud.
(c) Mike.
(d) Laughing Easy.

2. How large was the unit sent to the top of mount Suribachi?
(a) 50 men.
(b) 40 men.
(c) 12 men.
(d) 25 men.

3. What war did John Bradley's father participate in?
(a) WWII.
(b) Mexican War.
(c) Korean war.
(d) WWI.

4. What was the name of the unit Mike joined?
(a) The Raiders.
(b) The Wolves.
(c) The Rangers.
(d) The Marlins.

5. Who was the only of the six flag raiser to have enlisted before Pearl Harbor according to Chapter 4 "Call of Duty"?
(a) Anthony Marks.
(b) Edward McDougan.
(c) Mike Strank.
(d) Dexter Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Jack Lucas when he received the Medal of Honor?

2. When did Ira Hayes get his paratrooper wings?

3. What did the men use to raise the American flag on the top of mount Suribachi?

4. What did Japanese artillery wipe out on the beach?

5. What did Ira say in the first letter he wrote from Iwo Jima?

(see the answer key)

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