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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 Tommy Corcoran, why did Britain decide to fight Japan?
(a) They were supporting their ally, China.
(b) They were outraged by Pearl Harbor.
(c) British interests in the Far East were imperiled.
(d) They were already mobilized against Hitler.

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

3. What does Robert Lekachman believe was his salvation in the war?
(a) His lack of ability kept him out of OCS.
(b) His skill with strategy made him an officer.
(c) His physical weakness kept him out of the infantry.
(d) His poor eyesight kept him out of gunnery school.

4. What did Betty Hutchinson say WWII veterans told their children about the war?
(a) Patriotic slogans.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Horror stories.
(d) Funny events.

5. What did Admiral Larocque think of the Japanese during the war?
(a) The Japanese were a lesser species.
(b) The Japanese were wily and clever.
(c) The Japanese were a superior race.
(d) The Japanese were unbeatable.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does film critic Pauline Kael feel about the World War II movies?

3. Why was John Garcia brought before a navy court?

4. How did the people of Pasadena react to the sight of wounded veterans?

5. What did Ted Allenby promise the homosexual soldiers in his chaplaincy?

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