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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the American intelligence community decide about Quirino?
(a) He must be the leader of the Philippines.
(b) He must be murdered.
(c) He must be promoted.
(d) He must go.

2. When Woodrow Wilson is elected president, what do Filipinos prematurely assume will happen?
(a) They will lose all chances for independence.
(b) They will gain independence immediately.
(c) Their independence will lag.
(d) Their independence will be hastened.

3. From where did Douglas MacArthur graduate?
(a) The Naval Academy.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) West Point.

4. Who helps Quezon climb the ladder of Filipino culture?
(a) His American elders.
(b) His wealthy parents.
(c) His wife.
(d) His Filipino elders.

5. When does anti-military sentiment sweep the nation?
(a) Between world wars.
(b) Before World War I.
(c) During the Spanish American War.
(d) After World War II.

6. Why are MacArthur's B-17s easily destroyed by the Japanese planes?
(a) They are still neatly arranged on the runway.
(b) They are flying in Japanese air space.
(c) They are arranged on an aircraft carrier.
(d) They are out of fuel and are forced to go into enemy territory.

7. Who do the Japanese instill as bogus Filipino president?
(a) Jose Limon.
(b) Jose Laurel.
(c) Jose Sanchez.
(d) Jose Suarez.

8. As Marcos debates how he will sidestep the Philippine constitution to start an illegal third term in office, what does the local press worry?
(a) He "might do a better job during his third term in office."
(b) He "might try to continue being in power after three terms in office."
(c) He "might become a stronger leader, once he has more experience during his third term in office."
(d) He "might become a megalomaniac, drunk with his own importance [and] even consider enthroning himself as lifetime president or dictator."

9. To what does the majority of aid money go?
(a) Marcos' pet causes or directly into his pocket.
(b) To the United States.
(c) To the Vietnam War effort.
(d) To support organizations in the Philippines.

10. Who does Marcos jail?
(a) Ninoy Aquino.
(b) Nina Garcia.
(c) Nemo Aquarius.
(d) Leonard Nemoy.

11. How do Nationalistic insurgent groups see Quezon?
(a) As a tyrant.
(b) As a democratic leader.
(c) As a father figure.
(d) As a leader.

12. What infamous comment does MacArthur make to the press in Australia?
(a) His "It is over" comment.
(b) His "I am done" comment.
(c) His "I shall return" comment.
(d) His "What happened" comment.

13. Where is Ferdinand Marcos born on September 11, 1917?
(a) Northern Luzon.
(b) Northern Lisbon.
(c) Southern Luzon.
(d) Southern Lisbon.

14. What does Marcos come to resent regarding Ninoy?
(a) His extreme wealth.
(b) His hero status.
(c) His intelligence.
(d) His humility.

15. In late December, what does Japanese Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma plan to do?
(a) Capture the main Philippine island of Luzon in just twenty days.
(b) Capture the main Philippine island of Luzon in just fifty days.
(c) Capture the main Philippine island of Luzon in just one hundred days.
(d) Capture the main Philippine island of Luzon in just ten days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does congress do with many of Taft's grand plans for improving the Philippines?

2. How do many Filipinos feel about emancipation at this stage?

3. Despite the shortcomings and unrealistic expectations, _______________ quickly becomes the most literate nation in southeast Asia.

4. When do Douglas MacArthur, Quezon and Osmena become friends?

5. How long is Ninoy Aquino jailed?

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