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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take for John Bradley to stop crying at night after returning from Iwo Jima?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. How much money did the war bond drive need to raise?
(a) 9 billion dollars
(b) 23 billion dollars
(c) 16 billion dollars
(d) 14 billion dollars.

3. What myth did the photograph of the flag create in the American people?
(a) Japan was ready to surrender.
(b) The Air Force won alone.
(c) The battle for Iwo Jima was easy.
(d) That the battle for Iwo Jima was over.

4. What job did Rene hold in 1979?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A bank clerk.
(c) He was retired.
(d) A janitor.

5. Who led the platoon sent to the top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) Mark Sorensen.
(b) George Schrier.
(c) George Smith.
(d) Arthur Missaou.

6. Who did news from Iwo Jima steal the headlines from in the U.S?
(a) Europe.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Truman.
(d) Patton and Roosevelt.

7. Who took the photograph of the second raising of the flag?
(a) Arthur Roberts.
(b) Mark Suber.
(c) Ethan Sober.
(d) Joe Rosenthal.

8. Who ordered a platoon to be sent to the top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) Colonel Johnson.
(b) Colonel Minnen.
(c) Colonel Markenson.
(d) Colonel Smith.

9. How long did it take for the Marines to clear the volcano according to "Chapter Eleven: The Flags"?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 7 days.

10. How many soldiers were unaccounted for on "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two" on Iwo Jima?
(a) 329.
(b) 926.
(c) 560.
(d) 765.

11. Who was the star of the movie Ira, John, and Rene appeared in?
(a) Cary Grant.
(b) Charlton Heston
(c) James Dean.
(d) John Wayne.

12. What did Ira died from?
(a) Gun shot wound.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Cold and alcohol poisoning.

13. What movie were Ira, John, and Rene asked to appear in?
(a) "The Sands of Iwo Jima."
(b) "The Battle of Iwo Jima."
(c) "Take Iwo Jima."
(d) "Iwo Jima with Love."

14. What prize did Rosenthal win?
(a) The Pulitzer.
(b) The Nobel.
(c) The Anson Prize.
(d) The Greedy prize.

15. What part of the Iwo Jima mountain did Easy Company go to in "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two"?
(a) The south side.
(b) The eastern side.
(c) The southwest side.
(d) The northeastern side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the men use to raise the American flag on the top of mount Suribachi?

2. Who made the sculpture based on the Rosenthal image?

3. What did the AP do with Rosenthal's photograph?

4. How many Japanese soldiers attacked John Bradley screaming "Banzai"?

5. Where did the Blocks move after the death of their son?

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