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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Stumbling Toward Self-rule.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Taft believe will only hurt trade between the U.S. and the Philippines?
(a) Philippine independence.
(b) Keeping the Philippines as a colony.
(c) Putting Osmena in power.
(d) Putting Quezon in power.

2. How does Aguinaldo feel when McKinley easily sweeps the elections for a second term, with Roosevelt as his running mate?
(a) Devastated.
(b) Happy.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Excited.

3. How many troops does Filipino General Luna quickly get to surround the city of Manila?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 300.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 300,000.

4. What are many powerful individuals now considering?
(a) The excitement of a U.S. colony in the Far East.
(b) The possible harm a U.S. colony would cause a group of people in the Far East.
(c) The uselessness of a U.S. colony in the Far East.
(d) The possible benefits of a U.S. colony in the Far East.

5. How many weeks does it take to reach the Pacific Ocean?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. As military governor, how does MacArthur treat Taft?

2. Of what does Taft recommend U.S. sponsorship?

3. When does the crew gaze upon the Philippines for the first time?

4. How does Aguinaldo feel when he finds out about Dewey's triumph against the Spanish fleet?

5. During the mid 1800s, the American desire to become a world power and be taken seriously _____________.

(see the answer key)

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