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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What false information was communicated to the Bradley's before their son came back home?
(a) He lost his leg.
(b) He died.
(c) He had been captured.
(d) He had been lot at sea.

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

4. Who unveiled the statue based on the Rosenthal photograph in New York?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Truman.
(d) Mayor LaGuardia.

5. What did the commander expected would arrive to support his troops on Iwo Jima?
(a) Bulldozers.
(b) Artillery.
(c) Planes.
(d) Tanks.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How much money did the Wall Street broker-dealer organization give to the war bond drive?

5. What did Rene do after returning to the U.S according to "Chapter Eighteen: Movies and Monuments"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Ira in December 1954?

2. What did Rene reveal to the army after being identified as a flag raiser, and who threatened him?

3. What did President Truman do during the war bond drive?

4. What did the Wall Street broker-dealer organization announce during the war bond drive?

5. What did the Easy Company do under the charge of Captain Severance?

6. What message did the Potsdam Declaration send to Japan?

7. Who was Joe Rosenthal?

8. What did many people who watched the raising of the flag mistakenly assume?

9. What did Jack Bradley do when he returned home in "Chapter Fourteen: Antigo" and "Chapter Fifteen: Coming Home"?

10. Which of the flag raisers that survived the war were interred at Arlington?

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