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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. What did Ted Allenby promise the homosexual soldiers in his chaplaincy?
(a) "I will fight for your civil rights."
(b) "I will guarantee your veteran's benefits."
(c) "I will pave the way for you to stay in the military."
(d) "I will pave the way for you to get out of the military."

2. According to Lee Oremont, what effect did price controls during the war have on the economy?
(a) Price controls made producers dependent.
(b) Price controls nearly destroyed the economy.
(c) Price controls prevented a devastating inflation.
(d) Price controls made consumers over-confident.

3. What did Admiral Larocque think of the Japanese during the war?
(a) The Japanese were unbeatable.
(b) The Japanese were wily and clever.
(c) The Japanese were a lesser species.
(d) The Japanese were a superior race.

4. What does Robert Lekachman believe happened for the last time in World War II?
(a) Americans helped other nations.
(b) Americans hated another nation.
(c) Americans were patriotic.
(d) Americans saw themselves as good.

5. How does film critic Pauline Kael feel about the World War II movies?
(a) They were propaganda.
(b) They were harshly realistic.
(c) They were a great support to the public.
(d) They were beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kept Joseph Small from being injured when the barracks in Port Chicago was demolished?

2. How did Robert Rasmus feel about escaping the Battle of the Bulge because of the flu?

3. What did Richard Leacock think was better about the army than Harvard?

4. What was the first English phrase Japanese children learned after the war?

5. What did Dr. Drude teach his high school students in Hamburg about the Nazis?

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