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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. Where did the photographs taken by journalists go after being processed?
(a) The Pentagon.
(b) To the censors.
(c) To the AP.
(d) The Military Press Office.

2. Who came to confer with Generals of the 5th Marine Division while it was training?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) President Roosevelt.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) Admiral Nimitz.

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

4. How long of a journey did the 5th Marine Division complete to reach Island X?
(a) 7,000 miles.
(b) 4,000 miles.
(c) 5,000 miles.
(d) 6,000 miles.

5. How long did it take for John Bradley to stop crying at night after returning from Iwo Jima?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 12 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the only of the six flag raiser to have enlisted before Pearl Harbor according to Chapter 4 "Call of Duty"?

2. What portion of the American soldiers fighting on Iwo Jima ultimately died or were wounded?

3. Who did Harlon Block join the Marines with?

4. Who went to Iwo Jima with James Bradley and his siblings?

5. What was the 5th Marine Division given that made it unique?

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