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

2. What causes the disease of beriberi, that stops kidney function?
(a) Lack of protein.
(b) Lack of Vitamin B1.
(c) Lack of potassium.
(d) Lack of Vitamin C.

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

4. What worried Peggy Terry when the tetryl she was working with turned her hair orange?
(a) The toxic fumes might kill her.
(b) The toxic ingredients might make her sterile.
(c) Other women would think she had dyed her hair.
(d) The toxic ingredients might make her sick.

5. What unusual food did Maurice Wilson eat in the Philippines?
(a) Cats.
(b) Horses.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Mice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John Abbott's sentence for refusing the draft?

2. Why were the soldiers forbidden to keep diaries?

3. How did John Kenneth Galbraith say the bombing of Hamburg increased the German war effort?

4. What did soldiers on troop ships understand about their destination, according to General William Buster?

5. Why does Robert Rasmus say he could remember people he knew for a short time many years ago?

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