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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. Who made the sculpture based on the Rosenthal image?
(a) Anthony Boineau.
(b) Makus Rosenberg.
(c) Robert Richerson.
(d) Felix de Weldon.

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

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

4. How many of the 150 Japanese that tried to escape to the north made it through American fire?
(a) 119.
(b) 12.
(c) 32.
(d) 25.

5. What happened to Lt. Severance in March 1945?
(a) He was called back to the U.S.
(b) He was promoted to Captain.
(c) He was captured.
(d) He was killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who unveiled the statue based on the Rosenthal photograph in New York?

2. Who was the star of the movie Ira, John, and Rene appeared in?

3. What ship was destroyed by Kamikazes in "Chapter Nine: D-Day Plus Two" ?

4. What unit did Easy Company rejoin on March 1, 1945 according to "Chapter Thirteen: We Gave Our Today"?

5. How long did the platoon take to reach the top of Mount Suribachi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Ira in December 1954?

2. What happened when Mike and others dove into a foxhole in "Chapter Thirteen: We Gave Our Today"?

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

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

5. What was the process like for processing film according to "Chapter 12: Myths"?

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

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

8. What did Colonel Johnson order on day five of the Iwo Jima invasion, according to "Chapter Eleven: The Flags"?

9. After he died, what did Jack's children learn about his emotional state following the war?

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

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