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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rene do after returning to the U.S according to "Chapter Eighteen: Movies and Monuments"?
(a) Worked at the mill.
(b) Bought a funeral home.
(c) Worked at a bank.
(d) Purchased a store.

2. Who took over Mike's unit after his death?
(a) Harlon Block.
(b) Arthur Smith.
(c) Erik Smithen.
(d) John Dradley.

3. How large was the unit sent to the top of mount Suribachi?
(a) 25 men.
(b) 40 men.
(c) 50 men.
(d) 12 men.

4. How many Marines died in "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two" on Iwo Jima?
(a) 987.
(b) 644.
(c) 429.
(d) 291.

5. How long did the platoon take to reach the top of Mount Suribachi?
(a) 160 minutes.
(b) 80 minutes.
(c) 50 minutes.
(d) 40 minutes.

6. Who introduced a bill for a monument to be built based on Rosenthal's image?
(a) Ken Broakman.
(b) Joseph Hendricks.
(c) Mark Emmerson.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

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

8. Who continued to follow the lives of the three remaining flag raisers?
(a) The army.
(b) The Japanese.
(c) The press.
(d) Their family.

9. Who did Rene write to in February 1945 without mentioning the flag?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Roberta.

10. Who was the only man first identified in the Rosenthal photo?
(a) Ira.
(b) Mark.
(c) Rene.
(d) John.

11. What ship was destroyed by Kamikazes in "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two" ?
(a) USS Bismark.
(b) USS Arabia.
(c) USS Arizona.
(d) USS Memphis.

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

13. When was the last time Ira, John, and Rene saw each other?
(a) When they met President Truman.
(b) When Ira was sick in 1963.
(c) At the statue unveiling.
(d) When they made the movie.

14. How many American soldiers died on Iwo Jima by March 3, 1945?
(a) 1,700.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 2,000.

15. What did John Bradley buy after returning to the U.S?
(a) A funeral home.
(b) A theater.
(c) A house.
(d) A car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the plane that dropped the Hiroshima bomb?

3. Whose letter about being in good health was sent to his parents after his death?

4. When was Ira arrested for the 55th time?

5. How many of the 150 Japanese that tried to escape to the north made it through American fire?

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