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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Little Brown Brothers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the explorer looking for when he discovered the Philippines?
(a) A spice route to the Indies.
(b) Territory to own.
(c) People to convert to Christianity.
(d) Friends.

2. What does Aguinaldo tell his men to do?
(a) Protect the Americans to show that they are a civilized people.
(b) To flee the country.
(c) To completely abandon conventional warfare and harass American troops whenever possible.
(d) To assimilate to the American culture so as to convince the Americans that they have surrendered.

3. How do American commanders and troops retaliate?
(a) With an increase in forced labor camps.
(b) With a "torture the prisoners" policy.
(c) By pulling out of Manila.
(d) With a "no prisoners" policy.

4. After two months at sea, where do the ships reach?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Chile.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Brazil.

5. By the end of the day, how many Filipinos are dead?
(a) Thirteen thousand.
(b) Three hundred thousand.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) Three thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. When more troops are requested, how large does the army become within a year?

2. What is the result of Dewey's cutting the telegraph cable out of Manila?

3. How does MacArthur compare to Taft when dealing with prisoners and non-combatant civilians?

4. How does the insurgent force's policy gradually switch?

5. What happens when Schurman presses McKinley for a cease-fire?

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