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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 MacArthur land twice when returning to the Philippines?
(a) For the movie cameras.
(b) He forgot his hat.
(c) He wanted to be sure everyone saw the landing.
(d) He didn't feel well and went back to the ship.

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

3. What was John Abbott's sentence for refusing the draft?
(a) Two years in federal prison.
(b) Death by firing squad.
(c) Community service on an Indian reservation.
(d) Six months in jail.

4. What did the British women do with their goods during the war?
(a) Sold them.
(b) Hid them.
(c) Hoarded them.
(d) Swapped them.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Jean Wood say was the result of deprivation during the war?

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

4. As soon as Japan surrendered, what did American soldiers do in Japan, according to Akira Miuri?

5. How did Robert Rasmus feel looking at the faces of the German dead?

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