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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 were Harlon and Franklin buried?

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

3. What part of the Iwo Jima mountain did Easy Company go to in "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two"?

4. Where was Ralph Ignatowski's body found?

5. Who unveiled the statue based on the Rosenthal photograph in New York?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Ira in December 1954?

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

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

5. Who was Joe Rosenthal?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine why our nation's heroes are immortalized.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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