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

2. 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.

3. How long did a recruit from another country have to be in the U.S. army to become a citizen?
(a) Four full years.
(b) Two years.
(c) One hundred and eighty days.
(d) Ninety days.

4. What does the classification 4E mean to a soldier?
(a) Potential Communist.
(b) Conscientious objector.
(c) Premature anti-Fascist.
(d) Unfit for active duty.

5. Where does Richard Prendergast say the biggest infantrymen are placed?
(a) In the rear with machine guns.
(b) Behind the rifles carrying mortars.
(c) On the front line carrying rifles.
(d) In the tanks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the people of Pasadena react to the sight of wounded veterans?

2. Why did MacArthur land twice when returning to the Philippines?

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

4. Why was Peter Bezich ordered to sell his boat?

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

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