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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, To the Colors, pgs. 161-205.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the days before American entry into the war, what division of the Army did MacArthur say he wanted to be in when he was promoted to colonel?
(a) The infantry.
(b) Military intelligence.
(c) The cavalry.
(d) The medical corps.

2. What was MacArthur's class standing upon graduation from West Point?
(a) He graduated third in his class.
(b) He barely passed his final semester.
(c) He graduated fifth in his class.
(d) He graduated at the top of his class.

3. Who accidentally took MacArthur prisoner at one point during World War I?
(a) Another American division that quickly released him.
(b) The Australians.
(c) The Canadians.
(d) The British.

4. What did MacArthur expand the West Point curriculum to include?
(a) Art and drama.
(b) More traditional academic subjects.
(c) Archaeology.
(d) Astronomy.

5. When MacArthur returned to active duty in 1941 and was made lieutenant general and put in charge of the troops in the Pacific, how much money was allotted to him to use for the defense of the Philippines?
(a) One billion dollars.
(b) Ten million dollars.
(c) Two million dollars.
(d) Three hundred thousand dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the Philippines became independent, what job did MacArthur want there?

2. What military honor did MacArthur's father earn for his service during the Civil War?

3. When did MacArthur enter the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York?

4. Instead of remaining at headquarters as he was supposed to, what did MacArthur do during the first big battle near Reims?

5. What made MacArthur's first three weeks at West Point extremely difficult?

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