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

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

3. Where was Colonel Johnson when he issued the command to take the mountain the next morning?
(a) 9th Battalion headquarters.
(b) 2nd Battalion headquarters.
(c) 3rd Battalion headquarters.
(d) 5th Battalion headquarters.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ira do because of the media frenzy surrounding him?

2. Who continued to follow the lives of the three remaining flag raisers?

3. How many of Rosenthal's photographs were overexposed?

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

5. How long did it take for the Marines to clear the volcano according to "Chapter Eleven: The Flags"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the American commander not have any choice in after waiting for tanks to cover his troops?

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

3. What did Ira complain about while participating in the war bond drive?

4. Why was Rosenthal disappointed after taking a picture of the raising of the flag?

5. What did Colonel Johnson order on day five of the Iwo Jima invasion, according to "Chapter Eleven: The Flags"?

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

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

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

9. What did Harlon Block's letter home a few days after the raising of the flag say?

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

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