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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What magazine did Louis Lowery photograph for?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) Leatherneck Magazine.
(c) The Lost Angel Democrat.
(d) The Portland Sun.

2. Who made the sculpture based on the Rosenthal image?
(a) Robert Richerson.
(b) Makus Rosenberg.
(c) Anthony Boineau.
(d) Felix de Weldon.

3. Who ordered a platoon to be sent to the top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) Colonel Minnen.
(b) Colonel Smith.
(c) Colonel Johnson.
(d) Colonel Markenson.

4. How much money did the war bond drive need to raise?
(a) 23 billion dollars
(b) 9 billion dollars
(c) 16 billion dollars
(d) 14 billion dollars.

5. How many soldiers were unaccounted for on "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two" on Iwo Jima?
(a) 329.
(b) 765.
(c) 926.
(d) 560.

6. Who took over Mike's unit after his death?
(a) John Dradley.
(b) Erik Smithen.
(c) Harlon Block.
(d) Arthur Smith.

7. Where were Harlon and Franklin buried?
(a) On Iwo Jima.
(b) In Pennsylvania.
(c) At Arlington.
(d) In their respective home towns.

8. What false information was communicated to the Bradley's before their son came back home?
(a) He lost his leg.
(b) He died.
(c) He had been captured.
(d) He had been lot at sea.

9. Whose letter about being in good health was sent to his parents after his death?
(a) Joseph Hendricks.
(b) Ira Smith.
(c) Robert Erikson.
(d) Harlon Block.

10. How many of Rosenthal's photographs were overexposed?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

11. How many casualties did the army estimate would be produced by a conventional invasion of Japan?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 3 million.
(c) 6 million.
(d) 1 million.

12. How long did it take for John Bradley to stop crying at night after returning from Iwo Jima?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

13. When did John Bradley write to his parents about his helping raising the flag?
(a) February 26, 1944.
(b) February 26, 1945.
(c) January 26, 1945.
(d) February 6, 1945.

14. How much money did the war bond drive ultimately raise?
(a) 21.3 billon dollars.
(b) 16.3 billon dollars.
(c) 26.3 billon dollars.
(d) 56.3 billon dollars.

15. Who was the only man first identified in the Rosenthal photo?
(a) John.
(b) Mark.
(c) Rene.
(d) Ira.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Blocks move after the death of their son?

2. Who was the star of the movie Ira, John, and Rene appeared in?

3. Who continued to follow the lives of the three remaining flag raisers?

4. Who picked up Rosenthal's picture at the AP office?

5. What did Mike's unit member think killed Mike?

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