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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. How does Mike Royko believe most U.S. soldiers felt about the Korean conflict?
(a) They didn't understand it.
(b) They wanted to defeat North Korea.
(c) They were glad to have their chance to fight.
(d) They wanted to defend South Korea.

2. 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.

3. How did John Ciardi feel about the dropping of the atomic bomb?
(a) He had regained faith in his country.
(b) He had no further reason to live.
(c) He had lost the lottery.
(d) He had won the lottery.

4. How did Robert Rasmus feel looking at the faces of the German dead?
(a) They didn't seem real.
(b) They were an abstraction, not human beings.
(c) They were brutish and cruel.
(d) They were boys like him.

5. What does Lekachman believe World War II veterans feel about their war experiences?
(a) They were fortunate then.
(b) They were better and more important then.
(c) They were gullible and deceived then.
(d) They were foolish and frightened then.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were American soldiers anxious to get points for earning medals?

2. How did Robert Rasmus feel about escaping the Battle of the Bulge because of the flu?

3. Why did Peter Bezich's son go to prison?

4. What did Paul Pisicano believe Italian Americans felt about the Axis countries in World War II?

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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