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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) Makus Rosenberg.
(b) Anthony Boineau.
(c) Robert Richerson.
(d) Felix de Weldon.

2. How long did the platoon take to reach the top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) 80 minutes.
(c) 50 minutes.
(d) 160 minutes.

3. Where were Harlon and Franklin buried?
(a) In Pennsylvania.
(b) At Arlington.
(c) In their respective home towns.
(d) On Iwo Jima.

4. When did Goldie finally receive news of her son's death?
(a) April 9, 1945.
(b) April 23, 1945
(c) April 9, 1946
(d) March 9, 1945

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What unit did Easy Company rejoin on March 1, 1945 according to "Chapter Thirteen: We Gave Our Today"?

2. Who took the photograph of the second raising of the flag?

3. What did the Marines use in conjunction with grenades to destroy Japanese underground structures?

4. Where was Ralph Ignatowski's body found?

5. Who was the only man first identified in the Rosenthal photo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message did the Potsdam Declaration send to Japan?

2. After he died, what did Jack's children learn about his emotional state following the war?

3. What did reporters know about the flag raising?

4. Who was Joe Rosenthal?

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

6. What could the Marines sometimes hear during battle on Iwo Jima?

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

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

9. What did President Truman do during the war bond drive?

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

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