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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the Portuguese explore the West African coast and round the continent itself?
(a) 1787.
(b) 1687.
(c) 1587.
(d) 1487.

2. The locals are supposed to be self-ruling, but in reality, who has total control?
(a) The political leaders.
(b) The Friars.
(c) The missionaries.
(d) The Americans.

3. Soon, what happens to the local chiefs regarding their people?
(a) They are corrupted by the process and work with the Spaniards against their citizenry.
(b) They help the Spanish assimilate to the native culture.
(c) They flee the country and leave their people defenseless.
(d) They become more protective of their people.

4. In whose footsteps does Magellan follow?
(a) De Gama.
(b) Balboa's.
(c) Columbus.
(d) Cabot.

5. How much difficulty do the Americans have winning most skirmishes?
(a) They have some trouble winning skirmishes.
(b) They easily win skirmishes.
(c) They have a difficult time winning skirmishes.
(d) They do not win skirmishes.

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

7. Why does Aguinaldo depart to the mainland?
(a) To raise an army to fight the Spanish.
(b) To escape the Americans.
(c) To meet with Dewey.
(d) To flee the war.

8. How is Aguinaldo captured?
(a) The Americans capture him after a small skirmish.
(b) The Americans use a "Trojan horse" scenario.
(c) The Americans use a "carrot and stick" scenario.
(d) The Americans kill all of his men.

9. What stories heavily influence the natives?
(a) Christian.
(b) Local.
(c) Western.
(d) Pagan.

10. Why does a rebellion in Cuba get much attention in the United States?
(a) Due to Cuba's animosity towards the United States.
(b) Due to its proximity to Florida.
(c) Due to Cuba's extraordinary power.
(d) Due to Cuba's size.

11. Who have found their lives inexorably linked to the Philippines?
(a) Many famed historical leaders.
(b) Many Spanish.
(c) Many island residents.
(d) Many Americans.

12. Conservative President Grover Cleveland ______________ pressure to annex Hawaii and attack Cuba.
(a) Resists.
(b) Ignores.
(c) Encourages.
(d) Succumbs to.

13. When does Ferdinand Magellan sail for India with a Portuguese fleet?
(a) 1505.
(b) 1805.
(c) 1605.
(d) 1705.

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

15. On what do the Spanish soldiers excitedly concentrate?
(a) Preparing the Philippine people to be independent.
(b) Selling the Philippines to the United States.
(c) Finding a route to enhance their power in the spice trade.
(d) Collecting revenue and converting the population to Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aguinaldo assume that the United States will guarantee for the Philippines?

2. When did the United States take the Philippines as a "prize?"

3. What has happened to McKinley's inauguration pledge to not seek to gain territory beyond the borders of the United States?

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

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

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