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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XI, Taps, pgs. 678-710.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did MacArthur blow up to prevent the Japanese from advancing to Manila?
(a) Roads.
(b) Railroad stations.
(c) Bridges.
(d) The Manila harbor.

2. What title was MacArthur given on April 18, 1942?
(a) Commander in Chief of the Southwest Pacific Area.
(b) Governor of the Philippines.
(c) Commander in Chief of the Philippines.
(d) Secretary of War.

3. What nickname did Jean MacArthur use for her husband in her letters to him?
(a) Sir Boss.
(b) General.
(c) Mac.
(d) Dougie.

4. What address did MacArthur give at the 1952 Republican convention?
(a) The opening address.
(b) The closing address.
(c) The luncheon address.
(d) The keynote address.

5. Which two groups among the Filipino population did not ignore their Japanese invaders, unlike the rest of the population?
(a) The aged and the infirm.
(b) The poor farmers and the fishermen.
(c) The women and children.
(d) The guerrillas and the collaborators.

Short Answer Questions

1. Against whom was MacArthur campaigning in his speeches during 1952?

2. With which branch of the military did MacArthur have conflict during the war in the Pacific?

3. How many people died in the Korean War?

4. Which of the following abilities did not fall within MacArthur's range of authority in Japan after the war?

5. What kind of government did MacArthur establish in Japan after the war?

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