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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fourteen: Antigo and Chapter Fifteen: Coming Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the men use to raise the American flag on the top of mount Suribachi?
(a) A canon barrel.
(b) A pipe.
(c) A tree.
(d) A broom.

2. How old was Jack Lucas when he received the Medal of Honor?
(a) 87 years old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 17 years old.
(d) 34 years old.

3. How many Japanese soldiers attacked John Bradley screaming "Banzai"?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. What was the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor called according to "Chapter Three: America's War"?
(a) "The B day."
(b) "The day of pain."
(c) "The day of the attack."
(d) "The day that will live in infamy."

5. When did the invasion forces land on Iwo Jima according to "Chapter Seven: D Day" and "Chapter Eight: D Day Plus One"?
(a) January 19, 1945.
(b) February 19, 1947.
(c) February 9, 1945.
(d) February 19, 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the men of the 5th Marine Division told about their destination?

2. How many American soldiers died on Iwo Jima by March 3, 1945?

3. Who did Ira, John, and Rene meet in Washington?

4. Who was the only man first identified in the Rosenthal photo?

5. Who picked up Rosenthal's picture at the AP office?

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