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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through High Rank and The Bombers and the Bombed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a PAF?
(a) A political anti-fascist.
(b) A public anti-fascist.
(c) A publicly aware fascist.
(d) A premature anti-fascist - fighting fascism before the U.S. did.

2. Why did Robert Rasmus believe the Americans should be grateful to the Russians?
(a) The Russians were their comrades and allies.
(b) The Russians did the lion's share of the fighting.
(c) The Russians opened the door for the American invasion.
(d) The Russians diverted the German army.

3. What does Robert Lekachman believe was his salvation in the war?
(a) His physical weakness kept him out of the infantry.
(b) His poor eyesight kept him out of gunnery school.
(c) His skill with strategy made him an officer.
(d) His lack of ability kept him out of OCS.

4. How does Robert Rasmus feel about life's problems since the war?
(a) They're all what he was trained to face.
(b) They're all major by comparison.
(c) They're all minor by comparison.
(d) They're all easier to handle because of that experience.

5. What did Robert Rasmus think when he saw the ambulances arriving on the morning his group was attacking?
(a) That modern medicine was a blessing.
(b) That it was inevitable that bad things were about to happen.
(c) That they were all in it together.
(d) That they would have immediate backup.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Richard Prendergast say the biggest infantrymen are placed?

2. How did Robert Rasmus feel about escaping the Battle of the Bulge because of the flu?

3. What worried Peggy Terry when the tetryl she was working with turned her hair orange?

4. Where does Richard Prendergast say the lower-ranked person walked with an officer?

5. Why were thirty-two American servicemen killed after hearing the announcement of Japan's surrender?

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