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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who gave the larger American flag to the brig at the top of Mount Suribachi?

3. What type of bombers were using the Iwo Jima air strips in 1945?

4. When was Ira discharged from the Marines?

5. What myth did the photograph of the flag create in the American people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What could the Marines sometimes hear during battle on Iwo Jima?

4. What did March 25, 1945 mark?

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

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

7. How was the war chest described at the start of "Chapter Sixteen: The Bond Tour" and "Chapter Seventeen: A Conflict of Honor"?

8. What did the Easy Company face on the third day in "Chapter Nine: D Day Plus Two" and "Chapter Ten: D Day Plus Three"?

9. What was the biggest myth created by the flag raising photo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine why our nation's heroes are immortalized.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between duty and patriotism.

Essay Topic 3

Examine why Pearl Harbor was known as the "day that will live in infamy," and the meaning of this statement.

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