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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Americans believed that heavy bombers had what quality?
(a) Unlimited mobility.
(b) Invincibility.
(c) Stealth.
(d) Perfect accuracy.
2. Ernie Pyle was notable for taking great pains in his writing to list what?
(a) An individual's characteristics.
(b) Medals and citations.
(c) Names of enlisted men.
(d) Place names.
3. According to the author, what was the typical age of a soldier for the allies in WWII?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty.
4. A blunder that causes one force to misidentify another, whether it be friendly or hostile, is called what?
(a) An identification failure.
(b) A recognition error.
(c) An intel-reconnaissance failure.
(d) A target acquisition error.
5. Even with advanced bombsights, bombs would routinely land how far away from their targets?
(a) Hundreds of feet.
(b) Hundreds of yards.
(c) Thousands of yards.
(d) Miles.
Short Answer Questions
1. What nation does the author believe to have military training particularly suited to the comparison that he draws?
2. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, the soldiers are best described as being which of the following?
3. How did most Americans regard Pearl Harbor?
4. According to the author, what belief is typical of younger soldiers and not of older soldiers?
5. The author suggests that in warfare, blunders are how common?
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