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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 led the platoon sent to the top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) George Schrier.
(b) Arthur Missaou.
(c) George Smith.
(d) Mark Sorensen.

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

3. Who decided which photographs were good enough to be published?
(a) The Army press office.
(b) The pool chief.
(c) The newspapers.
(d) The photographer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rene do after returning to the U.S according to "Chapter Eighteen: Movies and Monuments"?

2. Who did news from Iwo Jima steal the headlines from in the U.S?

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

4. Where was Ira buried?

5. Who introduced a bill for a monument to be built based on Rosenthal's image?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did reporters know about the flag raising?

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

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

4. What was the biggest myth created by the flag raising photo?

5. What did March 25, 1945 mark?

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

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

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

9. Who did the image of the flag steal the headlines from back home?

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

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