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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. Who gave the larger American flag to the brig at the top of Mount Suribachi?

2. Why was Rene's parade cancel in 1945?

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

4. What myth did the photograph of the flag create in the American people?

5. Who was the star of the movie Ira, John, and Rene appeared in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Joe Rosenthal?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did reporters know about the flag raising?

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

10. What happened to Ira in December 1954?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Argue for or against the rationality of the bombing of Pearl Harbor as if you were part of the Japanese Imperial Navy.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the qualities of a hero. Why did John Bradley never considered himself to be a hero?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Japanese soldiers are characterized, and compare this with how American soldiers are characterized.

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