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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are upper level leaders in the United States slowly convinced to do regarding Marcos?
(a) Ignore him.
(b) Accept him.
(c) Abandon him.
(d) Trust him.

2. What is Manila dubbed?
(a) "The Pearl of the Orient."
(b) "America of the East."
(c) "No Man's Land."
(d) "The Diamond in the Rough."

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

4. What happens to Ninoy at the airport?
(a) He is welcomed by his wife.
(b) He is driven to his new home.
(c) He is given a warm welcome.
(d) He is gunned down.

5. Why does Quezon take a secretive trip to Japan in 1938?
(a) He has always wanted to visit Japan.
(b) His wife lives in Japan.
(c) To negotiate Philippine neutrality in case of war.
(d) To discuss beginning a war with the United States.

6. Who does MacArthur support while turning away his old friend Osmena?
(a) Jimmie Vitae.
(b) Manuel Ortega.
(c) Manual Roxas.
(d) Luis Varga.

7. What type of defensive system does MacArthur envision?
(a) A Chinese-style defensive system.
(b) A Swiss-style defensive system.
(c) A Dutch-style defensive system.
(d) A Swedish-style defensive system.

8. Who is Luis Taruc?
(a) The president of the Philippines.
(b) The leader of the Federalista Party.
(c) The leader of the Huks.
(d) An American spy in the Philippines.

9. Why is Douglas sent home?
(a) His duties are complete.
(b) He does not enjoy his time in the Philippines.
(c) He become ill with pneumonia.
(d) He contracts a bad case of malaria.

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

11. By 1909, there are ________________ elementary schools and four hundred thousand pupils in the Philippines.
(a) Two thousand.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Four thousand.
(d) Four hundred.

12. How successful is Roxas when he cracks down on the Huks in an attempt to overwhelm them with force?
(a) He only manages to alienate many local villagers.
(b) He is very successful.
(c) He only manages to upset politicians in the United States.
(d) He is somewhat successful in overwhelming them with force.

13. How do many Filipinos feel about emancipation at this stage?
(a) Uneasy.
(b) Excited.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

14. What does Ninoy decide to do in 1983?
(a) Become a citizen of the United States.
(b) Run for president.
(c) Return to the Philippines.
(d) Leave the Philippines.

15. How do some Filipinos feel as Marcos takes total power and crime plummets?
(a) Unsure.
(b) Worried.
(c) Upset.
(d) Pleased.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the American tide turn?

2. Why is this one language taught?

3. Privately, what does Osmena tell Harrison?

4. Quezon shows himself to be what kind of politician?

5. What does President Roxas do in order to pass wanted legislation?

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