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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flying High and Up Front with Pen, Camera, and Mike.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Japanese people feel about the Japanese war veterans?
(a) Mistrustful.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Worshipful.
(d) Grateful.

2. Why didn't Henry Hatfield want to broadcast the destruction done to German cities?
(a) He thought Germany was old news.
(b) He was heartsick at the ruins he observed.
(c) He didn't think Americans wanted to gloat.
(d) He thought other stories were more compelling.

3. What did Walter Rosenblum do during WWII?
(a) He was a flautist in the army band.
(b) He was a brigade commander.
(c) He was a combat photographer.
(d) He was a Voice of America reporter.

4. What worried Peggy Terry when the tetryl she was working with turned her hair orange?
(a) The toxic fumes might kill her.
(b) Other women would think she had dyed her hair.
(c) The toxic ingredients might make her sick.
(d) The toxic ingredients might make her sterile.

5. What advantage does Alfred Duckett believe the war offered blacks?
(a) Training.
(b) A chance to prove themselves.
(c) Income.
(d) Insurance.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the war, how did the community in Long Beach change, according to Sheril Cunning?

2. What impressed Herman Kogan about the trainees in boot camp?

3. What was the OWI?

4. Who attacked Mexican youth in Los Angeles during the Zoot Suit riots?

5. How did Galatea Berger remember soldiers smelled in Germany?

(see the answer key)

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