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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. How large is Iwo Jima?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 24 miles.
(d) 8 miles.

2. How many Marines were killed on D-Day on Iwo Jima?
(a) 566.
(b) 342.
(c) 698.
(d) 590.

3. What portion of the American soldiers fighting on Iwo Jima ultimately died or were wounded?
(a) 80%.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 1/2.

4. When did Harlon Block ship for duty?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1942.

5. Where was Rosenthal's film sent according to "Chapter Twelve: Myths"?
(a) New York.
(b) Australia.
(c) Guam.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decided which photographs were good enough to be published?

2. Where is Pearl Harbor located?

3. How long did it take for the Marines to clear the volcano according to "Chapter Eleven: The Flags"?

4. Who did John Bradley marry when he returned to the U.S according to "Chapter Fourteen: Antigo"?

5. How many Japanese were able to flee Guadalcanal?

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