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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 Peter Bezich's son go to prison?
(a) He joined the Communist party.
(b) He burned the flag.
(c) He tried to assassinate the president.
(d) He refused to be drafted.

2. According to Tommy Corcoran, how did Germany support their propaganda machine?
(a) Volkswagen's monopoly of the auto industry.
(b) Anheuser-Busch's control of the beer market.
(c) Bayer's monopoly of the pharmaceutical business.
(d) Porsche's racing cars.

3. What did E.B. Sledge say the war did to American soldiers?
(a) Turned them into idiots.
(b) Turned them into savages.
(c) Turned them into patriots.
(d) Turned them into cowards.

4. What black market item was in demand among Russian troops in Vienna in 1945?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Pirated big band music.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Mickey Mouse watches.

5. What is a PAF?
(a) A public anti-fascist.
(b) A political anti-fascist.
(c) A premature anti-fascist - fighting fascism before the U.S. did.
(d) A publicly aware fascist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why were the soldiers forbidden to keep diaries?

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

4. Why did the girls in Panama avoid the officers from the battleship Arkansas?

5. What does the classification 4E mean to a soldier?

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