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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Colonel Johnson when he issued the command to take the mountain the next morning?

2. What part of John Bradley was on the picture run in the newspaper?

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

4. What did the AP do with Rosenthal's photograph?

5. How large was the unit sent to the top of mount Suribachi?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the war chest described at the start of "Chapter Sixteen: The Bond Tour" and "Chapter Seventeen: A Conflict of Honor"?

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

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

4. What did reporters know about the flag raising?

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

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

7. Who was Joe Rosenthal?

8. Which of the flag raisers that survived the war were interred at Arlington?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of the media in World War II and how the media led to false beliefs being perpetuated about the end of the war.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the meaning and significance of the bronze statue's inscription, "Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue."

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the soldiers were used to promote the war and determine the reason as well as whether it was exploitative.

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