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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Bradley say about the raising of the flag in Iwo Jima?
(a) It was difficult.
(b) It was tiring.
(c) It was uneventful.
(d) It was "the happiest moment of his life."

4. How old was Harlon Block when he joined the Marines?
(a) 19.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 23.

5. Who signed Harlon Block's enlistment papers?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) He faked his father's signature.
(d) His brother.

6. What was the nickname given to Mount Suribachi?
(a) El Volcano.
(b) Black Rock.
(c) Hot Rocks.
(d) Large Rock.

7. Where is Pearl Harbor located?
(a) California.
(b) Washington state.
(c) Maine.
(d) Hawaii.

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

9. What was John's mother's religion?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Catholic.

10. Where did Ira Hayes train?
(a) A boot camp near Pasadena.
(b) A boot camp near New York.
(c) A boot camp near Boston.
(d) A boot camp near San Diego.

11. How many marines landed on Iwo Jima by noon on D-Day?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 8,000.

12. What was the 5th Marine Division's first stop after Camp Tawara according to "Armada"?
(a) Australia.
(b) Rabaul.
(c) Honolulu.
(d) Guam.

13. When did Mike's unit land on Bougainville?
(a) November 19, 1943.
(b) November 1, 1944.
(c) November 1, 1943.
(d) January 1, 1943.

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

15. What did John's father encourage him to do?
(a) Join the Navy.
(b) Join the Air Force.
(c) Join the Army.
(d) Flee to Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Harlon Block join the Marines with?

2. How was the Marine Ira saw when he landed on Iwo Jima killed?

3. How many men were to participate to the landing on Iwo Jima?

4. What was the Marine's secret weapon?

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

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