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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Crime and Punishment, A Turning Point, and Chilly Winds..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Richard Leacock think was better about the army than Harvard?
(a) The army was more democratic than Harvard.
(b) The army was more educational than Harvard.
(c) The army was more useful than Harvard.
(d) The army was more rigorous than Harvard.

2. According to Tommy Bridges, why were whites from Georgia more comfortable with black workers than whites from the north were?
(a) The whites from Georgia had no prejudice.
(b) The whites from Georgia had played with blacks as children.
(c) The whites from Georgia were integrated.
(d) The whites from Georgia didn't believe in color barriers.

3. What does Erich Luth say the German nation lacks?
(a) Civil courage.
(b) Military courage.
(c) Communal courage.
(d) Personal courage.

4. Why was Peggy Terry happy during the war?
(a) She enjoyed the sense of camaraderie.
(b) Shewanted to help defeat Hitler.
(c) For the first time, she had enough money.
(d) She loved her job.

5. How was Sheril Cunning's mother's war experience like the New York Stock Exchange?
(a) Neighbors traded coupons for commodities.
(b) Neighbors bet on the outcome of battles.
(c) Neighbors bought war bonds together.
(d) Neighbors gambled on commodities futures.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mike Royko believe most U.S. soldiers felt about the Korean conflict?

2. What was a shadow box?

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

4. What was as important to Italian Americans as cars to mainstream Americans before WWII, according to Paul Pisicano?

5. What racism did Sheril Cunning experience growing up in California?

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