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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What movie were Ira, John, and Rene asked to appear in?
(a) "The Sands of Iwo Jima."
(b) "The Battle of Iwo Jima."
(c) "Take Iwo Jima."
(d) "Iwo Jima with Love."

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

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

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

5. How long did it take for John Bradley to stop crying at night after returning from Iwo Jima?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Japanese soldiers attacked John Bradley screaming "Banzai"?

2. Whose fame was immediate after the picture of the flag ran in the newspaper?

3. How long did the platoon take to reach the top of Mount Suribachi?

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

5. Where was Mike buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jack Bradley do when he returned home in "Chapter Fourteen: Antigo" and "Chapter Fifteen: Coming Home"?

2. What happened to Ira in December 1954?

3. What did the Easy Company do under the charge of Captain Severance?

4. What did reporters know about the flag raising?

5. What was the process like for processing film according to "Chapter 12: Myths"?

6. What was unveiled in 1954 according to "Chapter Eighteen: Movies and Monuments" and "Chapter Nineteen: Casualties of War"?

7. What did many people who watched the raising of the flag mistakenly assume?

8. What happened when Mike and others dove into a foxhole in "Chapter Thirteen: We Gave Our Today"?

9. What were the losses among the Marines on the first three days of Iwo Jima?

10. What never happened again after the ceremony for the unveiling of the Arlington statue?

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