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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rosie, Neighborhood Boys, and Reflections on Machismo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Peter Bezich's son go to prison?
(a) He tried to assassinate the president.
(b) He burned the flag.
(c) He joined the Communist party.
(d) He refused to be drafted.

2. What did Robert Rasmus think when he saw the ambulances arriving on the morning his group was attacking?
(a) That modern medicine was a blessing.
(b) That they would have immediate backup.
(c) That it was inevitable that bad things were about to happen.
(d) That they were all in it together.

3. Why did Robert Rasmus believe fighting the Russians would fail?
(a) The Russians were better equipped.
(b) The Russian generals were better strategists.
(c) The Russians were better fighters.
(d) The Russians were willing to sacrifice millions of troops.

4. Why did the Germans want to keep the American prisoners of war out of Allied hands?
(a) They were afraid of what the prisoners would do in retaliation.
(b) They expected the war to go on.
(c) The prisoners were their only bargaining point.
(d) They were remorseful about their mistreatment.

5. Why did the Japanese overseers get angry if the American prisoners killed a snake?
(a) They didn't want working prisoners poisoned.
(b) They liked to eat snake.
(c) They didn't want prisoners fighting over food.
(d) They worshipped snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What black market item was in demand among Russian troops in Vienna in 1945?

2. Why did the soldiers in the Philippines write home, "Cancel the bonds."

3. How does Robert Rasmus feel about life's problems since the war?

4. What unusual food did Maurice Wilson eat in the Philippines?

5. What did Betty Hutchinson say WWII veterans told their children about the war?

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