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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 Ira buried?

2. What happened when Mike led a small group of Marines in rugged terrain?

3. How many shots of the second raising of the flag were taken?

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

5. What did John Bradley receive for his action on 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 reporters know about the flag raising?

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

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

5. Who was Joe Rosenthal?

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

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

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

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

10. What did the Easy Company face on the third day in "Chapter Nine: D Day Plus Two" and "Chapter Ten: D Day Plus Three"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the men who survive can also be considered casualties of war.

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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