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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the Japanese soldiers trained to look for and target?
(a) Engineers.
(b) Soldiers with medical pouches.
(c) Chaplain.
(d) Officer.

2. Where did Harlon experience hand to hand combat?
(a) Death Gorge.
(b) Hellhole Ridge.
(c) Death Canyon.
(d) Hellzapoppin' Ridge.

3. When did Ira Hayes get his paratrooper wings?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1942.

4. What was Japan trying to do in Pearl Harbor?
(a) Test their fleet.
(b) Clear the way to invade the U.S.
(c) Get the U.S into the war.
(d) Fire a warning shot.

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

6. What did the Japanese consider Iwo Jima to be?
(a) Lost.
(b) Too far to defend.
(c) Impregnable.
(d) Homeland.

7. How long did the 5th Marine Division train for before being shipped to Hawaii?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 6 months.

8. How many Marines were assigned to fighting toward the north of Iwo Jima?
(a) 23,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 50,000.

9. What color were the beaches of Iwo Jima?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

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

11. When did the invasion forces land on Iwo Jima according to "Chapter Seven: D Day" and "Chapter Eight: D Day Plus One"?
(a) February 9, 1945.
(b) January 19, 1945.
(c) February 19, 1945.
(d) February 19, 1947.

12. What war did John Bradley's father participate in?
(a) Korean war.
(b) WWII.
(c) Mexican War.
(d) WWI.

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

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

15. How many men were to participate to the landing on Iwo Jima?
(a) 760,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 200,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the bombing of Iwo Jima last before the invasion began?

2. What did hundred of thousands of young Americans do after hearing Roosevelt's speech?

3. Who did John Bradley first treat on Iwo Jima?

4. What duty was Rene given in the unit?

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

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