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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 didn't the American prisoners of war in Germany try to escape?
(a) There was nowhere to go.
(b) They were shackled.
(c) They were afraid they'd be shot.
(d) They were watched every minute.

2. What does Peter Ota tell us is worse than death in Japanese culture?
(a) Shame.
(b) Fear.
(c) Unkindness.
(d) Dishonesty.

3. What is a PAF?
(a) A political anti-fascist.
(b) A public anti-fascist.
(c) A premature anti-fascist - fighting fascism before the U.S. did.
(d) A publicly aware fascist.

4. What did Paul Pisicano believe Italian Americans felt about the Axis countries in World War II?
(a) Italian Americans were neutral about the war.
(b) Italian Americans were ashamed of Mussolini.
(c) Italian Americans wanted to fight on Italian soil.
(d) Italian Americans were against Hitler and the Japanese, but not the Italians.

5. What right for ex-felons did John Abbott win in the Supreme Court?
(a) The right to work for federal agencies.
(b) The right to gather in meetings.
(c) The right to vote.
(d) The right to marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were thirty-two American servicemen killed after hearing the announcement of Japan's surrender?

2. Why does Richard Prendergast say the pillboxes were of no use to the infantrymen?

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

4. Why were civilians saving fat during the war?

5. How long did a recruit from another country have to be in the U.S. army to become a citizen?

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