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

2. Who took over Mike's unit after his death?
(a) Erik Smithen.
(b) John Dradley.
(c) Arthur Smith.
(d) Harlon Block.

3. What happened after the flag was raised on top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) The Japanese surrendered.
(b) The USS Arizona sunk.
(c) Sniper fire started again.
(d) A plane crashed on the top of the mountain.

4. What did the commander expected would arrive to support his troops on Iwo Jima?
(a) Planes.
(b) Tanks.
(c) Bulldozers.
(d) Artillery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ira discharged from the Marines?

2. What did the men use to raise the American flag on the top of mount Suribachi?

3. What movie were Ira, John, and Rene asked to appear in?

4. Who did John Bradley think the real heroes were at Iwo Jima?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rene reveal to the army after being identified as a flag raiser, and who threatened him?

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

3. What did reporters know about the flag raising?

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

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

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

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

8. What happened to Ira in December 1954?

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

10. Who was Joe Rosenthal?

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