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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: Myths.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened after the flag was raised on top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) The Japanese surrendered.
(b) A plane crashed on the top of the mountain.
(c) The USS Arizona sunk.
(d) Sniper fire started again.

2. How long did the bombing of Iwo Jima last before the invasion began?
(a) 90 days.
(b) 87 days.
(c) 21 days.
(d) 72 days.

3. How long did the platoon take to reach the top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) 50 minutes.
(b) 40 minutes.
(c) 160 minutes.
(d) 80 minutes.

4. What did Ira say in the first letter he wrote from Iwo Jima?
(a) That it was hot.
(b) That he was afraid of death.
(c) That the beaches were nice.
(d) That the climate was good.

5. What did Japanese artillery wipe out on the beach?
(a) 2 faith stations.
(b) 2 tanks stations.
(c) 3 oil tankers.
(d) 2 casualty stations.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the photographs taken by journalists go after being processed?

3. When was the 5th Marine Division scheduled to be activated?

4. How many of Rosenthal's photographs were overexposed?

5. What was Japan trying to do in Pearl Harbor?

(see the answer key)

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