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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. According to Ray Wax, which country produced the toughest soldiers?
(a) Japan.
(b) The U.S.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

2. Why does Robert Rasmus say he could remember people he knew for a short time many years ago?
(a) His short-term memory is weaker.
(b) They kept in touch over the years.
(c) He looks at the yearbooks from time to time.
(d) The war made everything more memorable.

3. According to Lee Oremont, why did people splurge on food and liquor during the war?
(a) Consumers believed there was no future to save for.
(b) Consumers were storing those items.
(c) Consumers wanted to forget their troubles.
(d) Consumers had good jobs and couldn't get cars or gas.

4. What did British boys learn in the Know Your Enemy program?
(a) German language.
(b) Aircraft recognition.
(c) Weapon recognition.
(d) Fascist philosophy.

5. What did soldiers on troop ships understand about their destination, according to General William Buster?
(a) Only where they were landing.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Only where they would spend the first few weeks after landing.
(d) Only what their mission would be upon landing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Robert Rasmus feel about life's problems since the war?

2. What proportion of the inhabitants of Leningrad died when Hitler's forces laid siege to the city?

3. Why were civilians saving fat during the war?

4. Why was Peggy Terry happy during the war?

5. What causes the disease of beriberi, that stops kidney function?

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