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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did first-generation Japanese parents mean when they taught their children, gaman?
(a) Enjoy.
(b) Perservere.
(c) Understand.
(d) Learn.

3. Why didn't the American prisoners of war in Germany try to escape?
(a) They were shackled.
(b) They were watched every minute.
(c) There was nowhere to go.
(d) They were afraid they'd be shot.

4. What does the classification 4E mean to a soldier?
(a) Premature anti-Fascist.
(b) Potential Communist.
(c) Unfit for active duty.
(d) Conscientious objector.

5. Why did Londoners run toward parachuting soldiers?
(a) They wanted to arrest the enemy soldiers.
(b) They wanted to confiscate their weapons.
(c) They could use the paracutes to make clothing.
(d) They wanted to assist the Allied soldiers.

6. What did most conversations among prisoners of war center around?
(a) Food.
(b) Sports.
(c) Sex.
(d) Politics.

7. How long did a recruit from another country have to be in the U.S. army to become a citizen?
(a) One hundred and eighty days.
(b) Ninety days.
(c) Four full years.
(d) Two years.

8. Why were civilians saving fat during the war?
(a) To make salve.
(b) To make soap.
(c) To make nitroglycerine.
(d) To make lotions.

9. What does John Ciardi believe could make anyone savage?
(a) Uncontrolled anger.
(b) Loyalty to false leadership.
(c) Deprivation and suffering.
(d) A propaganda barrage.

10. What did Paul Pisicano believe Italian Americans felt about the Axis countries in World War II?
(a) Italian Americans were neutral about the war.
(b) Italian Americans were against Hitler and the Japanese, but not the Italians.
(c) Italian Americans were ashamed of Mussolini.
(d) Italian Americans wanted to fight on Italian soil.

11. How did Frank Keegan respond to the bombing of Hiroshima?
(a) He thought it was horrible because it killed innocent people.
(b) He thought it was a miracle because it was new technology.
(c) He thought it was unnecessary because they were winning anyway.
(d) He thought it was great because it stopped the war.

12. What does Robert Lekachman believe happened for the last time in World War II?
(a) Americans saw themselves as good.
(b) Americans helped other nations.
(c) Americans hated another nation.
(d) Americans were patriotic.

13. How does Dellie Hahne believe military wives were regarded?
(a) Military wives were overprotected.
(b) Military wives were venerated.
(c) Military wives were physically abused.
(d) Military wives were looked down upon.

14. How did American soldiers kill Hawaiian civilians?
(a) Firing short-range weapons at Japanese airplanes.
(b) Believing they were Japanese spies.
(c) Confusing them with Japanese army personnel.
(d) Dropping bombs on Honolulu.

15. Why were people in San Francisco panicked after Pearl Harbor, according to Dennis Keegan?
(a) They believed the government would draft all young men.
(b) They believed the Germans would attack them next.
(c) They believed the Japanese would attack them next.
(d) They believed Japanese spies had infiltrated the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jun Kurose say that the Friends Service Committee advised Japanese internees to do?

2. What unusual food did Ken Hourigan eat in the Philippines?

3. Why did Robert Rasmus believe fighting the Russians would fail?

4. Why did MacArthur land twice when returning to the Philippines?

5. Why does Jack Short think the GI bill might have been detrimental in the long run?

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