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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the editor of Horizon?
(a) Anthony Edwards.
(b) Stanley Milgram.
(c) Nigel Dennis.
(d) Cyril Connolly.

2. Japanese troops were typically stereotyped as being what?
(a) Untrustworthy.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Courageous.
(d) Poor shots.

3. Talismans were believed to perform what function?
(a) Protect the soldier in combat.
(b) Give the soldier physical strength.
(c) Bring the soldier luck.
(d) Allow the soldier to recover from wounds.

4. According to one rumor, what substance was added to food served to servicemen?
(a) Sulfur.
(b) Petrol.
(c) Wax.
(d) Saltpeter.

5. What conditions caused servicemen to set aside the preoccupation with women as objects of sexualized desire?
(a) Combat.
(b) Deployment.
(c) Extended foreign deployments.
(d) Movement to the front.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author compares military training to which of the following?

2. Soldiers were often not given what type of information?

3. What was one of the most routine ways that enlisted men dealt with the hazing they received from officers?

4. The compensation from the title of Chapter 15 refers to what?

5. According to the author, most of the well-known novels about WWII are really about what?

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