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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of Easy Company's forces were lost on "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two"?
(a) 30%.
(b) 23%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 65%.

2. Who did Rene write to in February 1945 without mentioning the flag?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Roberta.

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

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

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

6. Who did John Bradley marry when he returned to the U.S according to "Chapter Fourteen: Antigo"?
(a) Elizabeth Van Gorp.
(b) Ruth Emmerson.
(c) Sophie Markenson.
(d) Roberta Von Gruber.

7. What part of John Bradley was on the picture run in the newspaper?
(a) His feet.
(b) His left side.
(c) His back.
(d) His right leg.

8. How many Japanese soldiers attacked John Bradley screaming "Banzai"?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

9. Who did John Bradley think the real heroes were at Iwo Jima?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The family of the fallen.
(d) The ones that didn't make it home.

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

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

12. How long did it take for the Marines to clear the volcano according to "Chapter Eleven: The Flags"?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 12 days.

13. What did John Bradley buy after returning to the U.S?
(a) A funeral home.
(b) A theater.
(c) A car.
(d) A house.

14. When was Ira discharged from the Marines?
(a) December 1945.
(b) December 1944.
(c) January 1945.
(d) December 1946.

15. What was the barren ground of the mountain dotted with?
(a) Japanese firing ports.
(b) Crashed planes.
(c) Land mines.
(d) Japanese tanks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb?

3. Where was Mike buried?

4. What prize did Rosenthal win?

5. Why was Rene's parade cancel in 1945?

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