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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did the battle for Iwo Jima last?
(a) 56 days.
(b) 46 days.
(c) 36 days.
(d) 26 days.

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

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

5. What was the name of the 5th Marine Division?
(a) Spearhead.
(b) Hammerhead.
(c) Anvil.
(d) Hammer.

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

7. How was the Marine Ira saw when he landed on Iwo Jima killed?
(a) He blew up on a mine.
(b) Decapitated.
(c) Shot in the head.
(d) His arm was cut off.

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

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

10. What unit were the six flag raisers assigned to?
(a) Bravo Company.
(b) Fox Company.
(c) Delta Company.
(d) Easy Company.

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

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

13. What was James Bradley's father's given name?
(a) John.
(b) Karl.
(c) Sam.
(d) Henry.

14. How long did the 5th Marine Division train at Camp Tarawa?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 8 months.

15. What was the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor called according to "Chapter Three: America's War"?
(a) "The day that will live in infamy."
(b) "The day of the attack."
(c) "The B day."
(d) "The day of pain."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Japanese were able to flee Guadalcanal?

2. What was on Iwo Jima that made its capture imperative?

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

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

5. How many men raised the American flag in Iwo Jima?

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