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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Crime and Punishment, A Turning Point, and Chilly Winds..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Walter Rosenblum welcomed in French farmhouses during the war?
(a) He brought news from the front.
(b) He was an entertaining storyteller.
(c) He offered protection from looters.
(d) He had access to army rations.

2. What did Richard Leacock think was better about the army than Harvard?
(a) The army was more educational than Harvard.
(b) The army was more democratic than Harvard.
(c) The army was more useful than Harvard.
(d) The army was more rigorous than Harvard.

3. What did soldiers on troop ships understand about their destination, according to General William Buster?
(a) Only where they were landing.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Only what their mission would be upon landing.
(d) Only where they would spend the first few weeks after landing.

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

5. According to Tommy Corcoran, how did Germany support their propaganda machine?
(a) Bayer's monopoly of the pharmaceutical business.
(b) Anheuser-Busch's control of the beer market.
(c) Porsche's racing cars.
(d) Volkswagen's monopoly of the auto industry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bill Mauldin think was the only nice guy among the WWII generals?

2. Why didn't Henry Hatfield want to broadcast the destruction done to German cities?

3. How did Frank Keegan and his high school buddies respond to the invasion of Pearl Harbor?

4. How was Sheril Cunning's mother's war experience like the New York Stock Exchange?

5. What unusual food did Ken Hourigan eat in the Philippines?

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