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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V, Retreat, pgs. 205-276.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did MacArthur feel about the likelihood of a Japanese attack in the Philippines, immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) That such an attack would not happen.
(b) That such an attack was probable.
(c) That such an attack was possible but not likely.
(d) That such an attack was inevitable.

2. What made MacArthur's first three weeks at West Point extremely difficult?
(a) Hazing.
(b) Food poisoning.
(c) Homesickness.
(d) Influenza.

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

4. Once MacArthur became Chief of Staff in 1930 and moved to Washington, what did he work on during the New Deal administration?
(a) The Civilian Conservation Corps.
(b) Increasing the enlistment to the army.
(c) The military defense budget.
(d) A new secret weapon.

5. At what age did MacArthur become the youngest division commander in the war?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty nine.
(c) Thirty eight.
(d) Forty two.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of day did the attack on Pearl Harbor become known?

2. How many times was MacArthur married?

3. What kind of father was Douglas MacArthur?

4. What disagreement led to MacArthur's resignation from the Army's active list on December 31, 1937?

5. From where was Arthur MacArthur, Jr.'s bride?

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