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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. What was the first English phrase Japanese children learned after the war?
(a) "Merry Christmas to you, too."
(b) "It wasn't my fault."
(c) "Thank you very much."
(d) "Panel discussion."

2. What is the difference between an Anderson shelter and a Morrison shelter?
(a) The Anderson shelter was outdoors; the Morrison shelter was in the living room.
(b) The Anderson shelter was provisioned with food.
(c) The Morrison shelter was indoors; the Anderson shelter was outdoors.
(d) The Anderson shelter held twice as many people as a Morrison shelter.

3. What black market item was in demand among Russian troops in Vienna in 1945?
(a) Pirated big band music.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Mickey Mouse watches.
(d) Cigarettes.

4. Why were the Japanese pleased when American officers chose their homes to occupy?
(a) It meant they would have plenty of food.
(b) It meant they would receive reparations.
(c) It meant they would get rent payments.
(d) It meant their homes were superior.

5. How did Yasuko Kurachi Dower believe most Japanese civilians felt about the war?
(a) Enthusiastic.
(b) Confused.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Resigned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul Pisicano believe binds American suburbians?

2. How did the Japanese people feel about the Japanese war veterans?

3. What did John Baker know if he heard an up-and-down howling siren as a child?

4. What was a victory girl?

5. What proportion of the inhabitants of Leningrad died when Hitler's forces laid siege to the city?

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