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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 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 worshipped snakes.
(d) They didn't want prisoners fighting over food.

2. How did Robert Rasmus feel about escaping the Battle of the Bulge because of the flu?
(a) He was thankful.
(b) He was thrilled.
(c) He was relieved.
(d) He was heartbroken.

3. Why were people in San Francisco panicked after Pearl Harbor, according to Dennis Keegan?
(a) They believed the government would draft all young men.
(b) They believed the Japanese would attack them next.
(c) They believed Japanese spies had infiltrated the city.
(d) They believed the Germans would attack them next.

4. What was each soldier's ration of cigarettes?
(a) A pack a day.
(b) A pack a week.
(c) A carton a week.
(d) A carton a day.

5. What did most conversations among prisoners of war center around?
(a) Sex.
(b) Politics.
(c) Food.
(d) Sports.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Under the Geneva Convention, what type of work did prisoners of war not have to do?

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

4. How does General William Buster feel about the Vietnam War?

5. Which city suffered the highest death toll from American bombing?

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