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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1909, there are ________________ elementary schools and four hundred thousand pupils in the Philippines.

2. When does anti-military sentiment sweep the nation?

3. How does Colonel Douglas MacArthur distinguish himself in the waning years of World War I?

4. Who is Luis Taruc?

5. In 1907, what do Osmena and Quezon form?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Imelda Visitacion.

2. What takes place on the day Pearl Harbor is attacked?

3. What does MacArthur want to quickly do?

4. Describe Marcos as a leader.

5. Describe Douglas MacArthur at the beginning of this chapter.

6. What takes place with Woodrow Wilson is elected president?

7. What does Marcos think of Ninoy?

8. What takes place during the period of MacArthur's first marriage?

9. What do Osmena and Quezon form in 1907?

10. Who is Luis Taruc? What is his relationship with the United States?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The first circumnavigation of the earth is much less heroic than portrayed in many textbooks.

Part 1) Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the earth? Explain this voyage. Is it what you had expected it to be? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this voyage reflect the needs and desires of those living at the time the exploration took place?

Part 3) How does this exploration affect the relationships between various peoples around the world?

Essay Topic 2

There are similarities between many American wars.

Part 1) Name three wars that have similarities.

Part 2) What are these similarities? Why do these similarities exist?

Part 3) Are these similarities good or bad? Why? How can the United States learn from these similarities?

Essay Topic 3

The Marcoses dupe many people.

Part 1) Who are the Marcoses? How do they trick others?

Part 2) Why are they so successful at duping others?

Part 3) How does this trickery affect the Filpinos? How does their poor behavior affect them in the end? What message does this send to the reader?

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