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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does U.S. Major General Edward King do on April 9, 1942?
(a) He surrenders the force of eight thousand to the Japanese.
(b) He surrenders the force of eight hundred to the Japanese.
(c) He surrenders the force of eight hundred thousand to the Japanese.
(d) He surrenders the force of eighty thousand to the Japanese.

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

3. How long is Ninoy Aquino jailed?
(a) For one year.
(b) Throughout most of the 1970s.
(c) For almost five years.
(d) Throughout most of the 1960s.

4. On what day is Pearl Harbor attacked?
(a) November 7, 1941.
(b) November 7, 1940.
(c) December 7, 1940.
(d) December 7, 1941.

5. 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 out of fuel and are forced to go into enemy territory.
(d) They are arranged on an aircraft carrier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of defensive system does MacArthur envision?

3. With what does Imelda quickly become enamored?

4. How does MacArthur feel about being reassigned to the Philippines?

5. From where did Douglas MacArthur graduate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who rises to power during this time?

2. What is the "Bataan death march?"

3. Describe MacArthur's fateful decision.

4. Describe Marcos as a leader.

5. What are some of the major problems with the attitudes of the Americans?

6. What has happened in the Philippines by 1909?

7. What group forms in 1968?

8. What does Marcos think of Ninoy?

9. Where does Ninoy Aquino spend most of the 1970s?

10. Who begins arriving in the Philippines in 1901? Why?

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