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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Civilizing with a Krag.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what pretext does a civilian commission set up offices in Manila?
(a) Finding work for the natives.
(b) Educating the natives.
(c) Getting the point of view of the natives.
(d) Protecting Americans in the Philippines.

2. For how long does Spain keep the Philippines in a state of near suspended animation?
(a) Two hundred years.
(b) More than three hundred years.
(c) More than five hundred years.
(d) Ten years.

3. How does Long react when Roosevelt connives to have a fellow expansionist appointed as the next Navy Commodore?
(a) Long reprimands Roosevelt but allow his appointee to stand.
(b) Long rewards Roosevelt.
(c) Long reprimands Roosevelt and does not allow the appointee to stand.
(d) Long resigns as the secretary.

4. What kind of relationship exists between the United States and the Philippines?
(a) A relationship full of hatred.
(b) A loving relationship.
(c) A love/hate relationship.
(d) A healthy relationship.

5. Theodore Roosevelt is a student of Mahan's THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER ON HISTORY and desires to make the United States what?
(a) A haughty nation.
(b) A pampered nation.
(c) A negligent nation.
(d) A mighty nation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Roosevelt takes over as acting secretary, he looks at means of overthrowing who in Cuba and the Philippines?

3. Soon, what happens to the local chiefs regarding their people?

4. What creates resentment among the growing Filipino educated class?

5. In the spirit of "benevolent assimilation," General Otis focuses army resources towards what?

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