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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Stumbling Toward Self-rule.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
(a) A Filipino insurgent.
(b) A Spanish Friar.
(c) A Filipino politician.
(d) A friend of McKinley's.

2. What has happened to McKinley's inauguration pledge to not seek to gain territory beyond the borders of the United States?
(a) It is struggling to exist.
(b) It has been long forgotten.
(c) It has strengthened.
(d) It has not been forgotten.

3. Privately, what does Osmena tell Harrison?
(a) To go back to the United States.
(b) To hurry up.
(c) To slow down and do things right.
(d) To leave the Filipinos alone.

4. When asked to clarify the overall U.S. mission, how does McKinley respond?
(a) With very specific answers.
(b) He responds with outright lies.
(c) With very vague answers.
(d) He does not respond.

5. What is the result of Dewey's cutting the telegraph cable out of Manila?
(a) It causes widespread fear.
(b) It greatly slows down direct communication.
(c) It encourages Filipino ingenuity.
(d) It causes a war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Portuguese explorer leads a successful voyage around the Horn of Africa and lands in India in 1498?

2. Why does Quezon go to Washington D.C.?

3. When does the crew gaze upon the Philippines for the first time?

4. In January 1900, who does President McKinley summon to discuss the Philippines?

5. Where is Magellan wrongly charged with corruption, then exonerated?

(see the answer key)

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