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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. Why did the Germans want to keep the American prisoners of war out of Allied hands?
(a) The prisoners were their only bargaining point.
(b) They expected the war to go on.
(c) They were remorseful about their mistreatment.
(d) They were afraid of what the prisoners would do in retaliation.

2. How long was the Bataan Death March?
(a) Twenty miles.
(b) Two hundred miles.
(c) Forty miles.
(d) Sixty miles.

3. What changes does Admiral Larocque believe WWII caused in American national consciousness?
(a) Planning for war was a religious act.
(b) Planning for war was unavoidable.
(c) Planning for war became permanently institutionalized.
(d) Planning for war was forever to be avoided.

4. What was as important to Italian Americans as cars to mainstream Americans before WWII, according to Paul Pisicano?
(a) Fashion.
(b) Opera.
(c) Art.
(d) Cuisine.

5. What was the first English phrase Japanese children learned after the war?
(a) "Panel discussion."
(b) "It wasn't my fault."
(c) "Thank you very much."
(d) "Merry Christmas to you, too."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Japanese pleased when American officers chose their homes to occupy?

2. How was Sheril Cunning's mother's war experience like the New York Stock Exchange?

3. Why didn't Maurice Wilson think the Filipinos would hide American escapees from the Japanese prison camp?

4. What did Dr. Drude teach his high school students in Hamburg about the Nazis?

5. What does Robert Lekachman believe was his salvation in the war?

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