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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Iwo Jima declared conquered by Admiral Nimitz?
(a) January 14, 1945.
(b) March 14, 1947.
(c) March 23, 1945.
(d) March 14, 1945.

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

3. What did the men use to raise the American flag on the top of mount Suribachi?
(a) A pipe.
(b) A canon barrel.
(c) A broom.
(d) A tree.

4. When was the last time Ira, John, and Rene saw each other?
(a) When they met President Truman.
(b) When Ira was sick in 1963.
(c) At the statue unveiling.
(d) When they made the movie.

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

6. Who gave the larger American flag to the brig at the top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) Colonel Slowick.
(b) Lt. Severance.
(c) Lt. Norensen.
(d) Sergeant Marks.

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

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

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

10. Who did news from Iwo Jima steal the headlines from in the U.S?
(a) Europe.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Patton and Roosevelt.
(d) Truman.

11. What happened when Mike led a small group of Marines in rugged terrain?
(a) The were recalled.
(b) They came under fire.
(c) They were targeted by friendly fire.
(d) They were blocked in a mine field.

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

13. 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.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many American soldiers died on Iwo Jima by March 3, 1945?

2. Where did the photographs taken by journalists go after being processed?

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

4. Who did John Bradley marry when he returned to the U.S according to "Chapter Fourteen: Antigo"?

5. What myth did the photograph of the flag create in the American people?

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