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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the platoon take to reach the top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) 50 minutes.
(b) 160 minutes.
(c) 40 minutes.
(d) 80 minutes.

2. How many Marines died in "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two" on Iwo Jima?
(a) 987.
(b) 291.
(c) 644.
(d) 429.

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

4. Where was Rosenthal's film sent according to "Chapter Twelve: Myths"?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Guam.
(c) New York.
(d) Australia.

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

6. Who unveiled the statue based on the Rosenthal photograph in New York?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Mayor LaGuardia.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Truman.

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

8. What did the commander expected would arrive to support his troops on Iwo Jima?
(a) Artillery.
(b) Tanks.
(c) Bulldozers.
(d) Planes.

9. What did Rene do after returning to the U.S according to "Chapter Eighteen: Movies and Monuments"?
(a) Worked at a bank.
(b) Purchased a store.
(c) Bought a funeral home.
(d) Worked at the mill.

10. Who did Ira, John, and Rene meet in Washington?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) President Truman.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Admiral Nimitz.

11. Who was the star of the movie Ira, John, and Rene appeared in?
(a) John Wayne.
(b) Charlton Heston
(c) James Dean.
(d) Cary Grant.

12. What did the AP do with Rosenthal's photograph?
(a) Sold it to the government.
(b) Sold it at auction.
(c) Loaned it to the government.
(d) Donated it to the government.

13. Whose fame was immediate after the picture of the flag ran in the newspaper?
(a) The Marine Corp.
(b) Rosenthal's.
(c) The Los Angeles Time.
(d) John Bradley.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of the Iwo Jima mountain did Easy Company go to in "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two"?

3. What did John Bradley buy after returning to the U.S?

4. Who gave the larger American flag to the brig at the top of Mount Suribachi?

5. Why was Rene ordered to keep quiet that it was Harlon Block and not Hansen that was in the photo?

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