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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sudden Money and The Big Panjandrum.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did John Kenneth Galbraith say the bombing of Hamburg increased the German war effort?
(a) Destroying existing buildings made building materials available.
(b) It destroyed the homes of the most affluent and capable.
(c) Destroying businesses made workers available for the war plants.
(d) The bombing increased anti-Allied sentiments.

3. According to James Rowe, when do Democrats become Republicans?
(a) When they become smarter.
(b) When they become richer.
(c) When they become more foolish.
(d) When they become poorer.

4. What is a dogfight?
(a) Two airplanes firing at each other.
(b) Hand-to-hand combat.
(c) Bombing.
(d) Infantry warfare.

5. How did American soldiers kill Hawaiian civilians?
(a) Dropping bombs on Honolulu.
(b) Confusing them with Japanese army personnel.
(c) Firing short-range weapons at Japanese airplanes.
(d) Believing they were Japanese spies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't dehydrated foods sell well after the war?

2. According to Lee Oremont, why did people splurge on food and liquor during the war?

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

4. According to Joe Marcus, why are military men sympathetic to business?

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

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