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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven: D Day and Chapter 8: D Day Plus One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the 5th Marine Division scheduled to be activated?
(a) November 21, 1943
(b) December 11, 1943
(c) November 11, 1944
(d) November 11, 1943.

2. What duty was Rene given in the unit?
(a) Water boy.
(b) Messenger.
(c) Supply specialist.
(d) Machine gunner.

3. What were the Japanese building at Guadalcanal?
(a) A radio station.
(b) A submarine base.
(c) An air strip.
(d) A training camp.

4. What did the Japanese consider Iwo Jima to be?
(a) Lost.
(b) Impregnable.
(c) Homeland.
(d) Too far to defend.

5. Who did the Japanese fight to death for?
(a) Their Queen.
(b) Their Emperor.
(c) Their pride.
(d) The ancestors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John's mother's religion?

2. Who was commanding the Japanese forces on Iwo Jima?

3. When were the men of the 5th Marine Division told about their destination?

4. Where did Harlon Block live before WWII?

5. How many times did Bradley talk to his sons about the raising of the flag?

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