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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. How many Marines died in "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two" on Iwo Jima?

2. Who was the only man first identified in the Rosenthal photo?

3. Why was Rene ordered to keep quiet that it was Harlon Block and not Hansen that was in the photo?

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

5. When was Ira discharged from the Marines?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who was Joe Rosenthal?

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

7. What did the Wall Street broker-dealer organization announce during the war bond drive?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the Easy Company and its responsibilities.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that mothers played in the lives of the six flag raisers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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