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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How do priests adapt to life in the Philippines?
(a) They force the natives to comply to their way of life.
(b) They learn the language.
(c) They abandon all aspects of their previous culture.
(d) They learn the language and culture, often abandoning their vows and marrying.

4. With the Spanish fleet destroyed in Manila, McKinley appoints _________ to command the U.S. Army to take the city itself, still held by the Spanish.
(a) Major General William Merritt.
(b) Major General Jacob Merritt.
(c) Major General John Merritt.
(d) Major General Wesley Merritt.

5. 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.

6. What does Aguinaldo assume that the United States will guarantee for the Philippines?
(a) Safety.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Order.

7. How and when does the huge Philippine sugar trade begin enticing numerous other countries to the area?
(a) In the 1700s.
(b) In the 1600s.
(c) In the 1900s.
(d) In the 1800s.

8. What explorer first finds the Philippines?
(a) Vasco da Gama.
(b) Franz Ferdinand.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) Ferdinand Magellan.

9. What takes off in Europe and creates a demand for a viable route to the Far East?
(a) Yoga and interest in Eastern religions.
(b) A desire for fine China.
(c) The Black Death.
(d) The Asian spice trade.

10. Where else do the Portuguese aggressively explore over the next ten years?
(a) Ethiopia, India, and even Bermuda.
(b) Samaria, Chile, and even Argentina.
(c) Sumatra, China, and even Japan.
(d) Egypt, The Ivory Coast, and even Barbados.

11. What begins roaming the countryside, killing American collaborators?
(a) Filipino clergy.
(b) Japanese death squads.
(c) Former United States soldiers.
(d) Filipino death squads.

12. European countries move out by sea and land to explore the unknown reaches of the world in what is known as what?
(a) The "Age of Man."
(b) The "Age of Discovery."
(c) The "Age of the Dinosaurs."
(d) The "Age of Enlightenment."

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

14. How many troops does Filipino General Luna quickly get to surround the city of Manila?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 300.
(d) 300,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some men do to avoid mandatory "service"?

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

3. The _____________ view surpasses the expansionism view for most of the remainder of the 1800s.

4. When does Ferdinand Magellan sail for India with a Portuguese fleet?

5. Conservative President Grover Cleveland ______________ pressure to annex Hawaii and attack Cuba.

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