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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. According to Bill Mauldin, what did Russia waste after the war?
(a) The lives of their soldiers.
(b) British support.
(c) Food and supplies.
(d) American good will.

2. Why did Mike Royko spent nights in a pitch-black apartment as a child during the war?
(a) The air raid wardens called for blackouts.
(b) Chicago was under attack.
(c) The government cut off electricity.
(d) His parents were too poor to pay for electricity.

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

4. According to Henry Hatfield, how was a German spy who claimed to be from Brooklyn revealed?
(a) He didn't speak English.
(b) He didn't know The Star-Spangled Banner.
(c) He didn't know who the mayor of New York was.
(d) He didn't know who the Brooklyn Dodgers were.

5. Who does Bill Mauldin think was the only nice guy among the WWII generals?
(a) Patton.
(b) Rommel.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Goering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did people in Paducah burn in a bonfire?

2. Why should John Houseman not have been allowed to broadcast on the Voice of America?

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

4. What did American soldiers do on the streets of Japan that was considered bad manners?

5. What effect did John Wayne war movies have on Japanese children living in California, according to Sheril Cunning?

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