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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through High Rank and The Bombers and the Bombed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Peter Bezich ordered to sell his boat?
(a) He was envied by the local Filipinos.
(b) He was getting strafed by his own men.
(c) His buddies were jealous.
(d) He was suspected of trying to escape.

2. What unusual food did Ken Hourigan eat in the Philippines?
(a) Cat.
(b) Horse.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Dog.

3. Why didn't Maurice Wilson think the Filipinos would hide American escapees from the Japanese prison camp?
(a) The Filipinos would turn them in for the reward.
(b) The Filipinos were enemies as well.
(c) The Filipinos were afraid of the Japanese.
(d) The Filipinos hated the Americans.

4. Why were American soldiers anxious to get points for earning medals?
(a) Soldiers wanted to look good to their buddies.
(b) Soldiers wanted to impress their girlfriends.
(c) Soldiers were shipped home in order of accumulated points.
(d) Soldiers wanted to impress their officers.

5. What changes does Admiral Larocque believe WWII caused in American national consciousness?
(a) Planning for war was unavoidable.
(b) Planning for war became permanently institutionalized.
(c) Planning for war was forever to be avoided.
(d) Planning for war was a religious act.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the soldiers forbidden to keep diaries?

2. Why did Robert Rasmus believe fighting the Russians would fail?

3. What did the Japanese code of war, Bushido, mean?

4. Why was Peggy Terry happy during the war?

5. What did E.B. Sledge say the war did to American soldiers?

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