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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX, Sunset Gun, pgs. 454-628.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did MacArthur get in the Philippines instead of the one he wanted?
(a) Police commissioner.
(b) Lieutenant governor.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Military adviser.

2. Who did President Truman appoint as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) in Japan?
(a) MacArthur.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Halsey.
(d) Taft.

3. What did MacArthur use against Japanese ships near New Guinea to cut off Japanese supplies and reinforcements?
(a) Submarines.
(b) Bombs dropped by air.
(c) Nerve gas.
(d) Nuclear weapons.

4. What disagreement led to MacArthur's resignation from the Army's active list on December 31, 1937?
(a) Disagreement over his rank.
(b) Disagreement over his militarization of the Philippines.
(c) Disagreement over his salary.
(d) Disagreement over his relationship with Quezon.

5. For how long after the attack on Pearl Harbor was there no order to attack the Japanese?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) Two days.
(c) More than eight hours.
(d) Three hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what branch of the military did Douglas MacArthur's brother Arthur III serve?

2. Who opposed MacArthur's first marriage?

3. What was MacArthur's class standing upon graduation from West Point?

4. How soon after the December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor were the Japanese on the ground in the Philippines?

5. Where did MacArthur win his fifth Silver Star?

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