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

2. Who made the sculpture based on the Rosenthal image?

3. Who took over Mike's unit after his death?

4. How many casualties did the army estimate would be produced by a conventional invasion of Japan?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Mike and others dove into a foxhole in "Chapter Thirteen: We Gave Our Today"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What did reporters know about the flag raising?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the influence of religion on the young soldiers and their families in Flags of Our Fathers.

Essay Topic 2

Examine why our nation's heroes are immortalized.

Essay Topic 3

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

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