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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of Japanese troops took the first shots at the Marines?
(a) Grenadier.
(b) Tanks.
(c) Snipers.
(d) Kamikazes.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What tradition did the Japanese forces follow?
(a) The Samurai tradition.
(b) The Ninja tradition.
(c) The Ushu tradition.
(d) The Kubashida tradition.

8. Who did John Bradley first treat on Iwo Jima?
(a) Ethan Franklin.
(b) John Petranovich.
(c) Mark Bashing.
(d) John Fredatovich.

9. Where did Franklin Sousley live before WWII?
(a) Downhill, CA.
(b) Hilltop, KY.
(c) New York.
(d) San Franscisco, CA.

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

11. What was on Iwo Jima that made its capture imperative?
(a) A training camp.
(b) An air field.
(c) A radar station.
(d) A submarine base.

12. What did hundred of thousands of young Americans do after hearing Roosevelt's speech?
(a) They burned Japanese electronics.
(b) They attacked the Japanese embassy.
(c) They fled to Canada.
(d) They overwhelmed the enlistment centers.

13. What was Ira Hayes's nickname in the Corps?
(a) Flying Horseman.
(b) Chief Falling Cloud.
(c) Laughing Easy.
(d) Mike.

14. How many men raised the American flag in Iwo Jima?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

15. Who was the only of the six flag raiser to have enlisted before Pearl Harbor according to Chapter 4 "Call of Duty"?
(a) Anthony Marks.
(b) Edward McDougan.
(c) Mike Strank.
(d) Dexter Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ira Hayes train?

2. How long did the 5th Marine Division train at Camp Tarawa?

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

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

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

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