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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many American soldiers died on Iwo Jima by March 3, 1945?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 1,700.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 2,000.

3. How many shots of the second raising of the flag were taken?
(a) 2 shots.
(b) 1 shot.
(c) 3 shots.
(d) 5 shots.

4. Where was the American flag given to the platoon taken from?
(a) The USS Missoula.
(b) The USS Atlanta.
(c) The USS Sapian.
(d) The USS Wisconsin.

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

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

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

8. Where was Mike buried?
(a) His home town.
(b) Iwo Jima.
(c) Arlington.
(d) Washington.

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

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

11. What part of the Iwo Jima mountain did Easy Company go to in "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two"?
(a) The northeastern side.
(b) The eastern side.
(c) The southwest side.
(d) The south side.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took over Mike's unit after his death?

2. When was de Weldon's statue unveiled at Arlington?

3. How much money did the Wall Street broker-dealer organization give to the war bond drive?

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

5. When was the last time Ira, John, and Rene saw each other?

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