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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who led the platoon sent to the top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) Arthur Missaou.
(b) George Smith.
(c) George Schrier.
(d) Mark Sorensen.

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

4. What did the Marines use in conjunction with grenades to destroy Japanese underground structures?
(a) Gun powder.
(b) Artillery shells.
(c) Flame throwers.
(d) Gasoline.

5. What happened to Martha Strank in the couple of months following her learning about her son's death?
(a) She left the country.
(b) She died.
(c) They became mad.
(d) Her hair turned white.

6. What type of bombers were using the Iwo Jima air strips in 1945?
(a) B-17.
(b) B-25.
(c) B-29.
(d) B-19.

7. Where was Ira buried?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) His reservation.
(c) Arlington.
(d) Iwo Jima.

8. What did the AP editor say when he chose Rosenthal's picture?
(a) "This is the one."
(b) "Here's one for all time."
(c) "Here's the best."
(d) "Here's one for the press."

9. When was de Weldon's statue unveiled at Arlington?
(a) Late 1964.
(b) Late 1958.
(c) Late 1954.
(d) Late 1952.

10. Who decided which photographs were good enough to be published?
(a) The newspapers.
(b) The Army press office.
(c) The photographer.
(d) The pool chief.

11. How many of the 150 Japanese that tried to escape to the north made it through American fire?
(a) 25.
(b) 32.
(c) 12.
(d) 119.

12. Who continued to follow the lives of the three remaining flag raisers?
(a) The Japanese.
(b) Their family.
(c) The army.
(d) The press.

13. What did Ira do because of the media frenzy surrounding him?
(a) He faked his death.
(b) Drink.
(c) Smoke.
(d) He became a hermit.

14. What happened after the flag was raised on top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) The Japanese surrendered.
(b) Sniper fire started again.
(c) A plane crashed on the top of the mountain.
(d) The USS Arizona sunk.

15. What ship was destroyed by Kamikazes in "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two" ?
(a) USS Bismark.
(b) USS Arizona.
(c) USS Memphis.
(d) USS Arabia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Lt. Severance in March 1945?

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

3. Who was the only man first identified in the Rosenthal photo?

4. What did John Bradley receive for his action on Iwo Jima?

5. How long did it take for John Bradley to stop crying at night after returning from Iwo Jima?

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