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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What impressed Herman Kogan about the trainees in boot camp?
(a) Their philosophy of war.
(b) Their courage.
(c) Their selflessness.
(d) Their patriotism.

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

3. Who does Bill Mauldin think was the only nice guy among the WWII generals?
(a) Patton.
(b) Rommel.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Goering.

4. According to Tommy Bridges, how were GI rapists and murderers punished?
(a) They were imprisoned.
(b) They were hanged.
(c) They were turned over to the enemy.
(d) They were shot.

5. What were the two big top secret projects?
(a) The D-Day Project and the V-J Day Project.
(b) The China Project and the Brooklyn Project.
(c) The Antarctic Project and the Los Alamos Project.
(d) The Manhattan Project and the Arctic Circle Project.

6. What did Richard Leacock say was his worst memory of WWII?
(a) The army film about venereal disease.
(b) The loss of friends.
(c) The terrible food.
(d) The bombing.

7. How was Joseph Small released from the service?
(a) He was given an honorable discharge.
(b) He was given a discharge under honorable conditions.
(c) He was given a discharge under dishonorable conditions.
(d) He was given a dishonorable discharge.

8. According to Bill Mauldin, what did Russia waste after the war?
(a) American good will.
(b) Food and supplies.
(c) British support.
(d) The lives of their soldiers.

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

10. What proportion of the inhabitants of Leningrad died when Hitler's forces laid siege to the city?
(a) One-third.
(b) One-fourth.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) One-half.

11. According to Henry Hatfield, how was a German spy who claimed to be from Brooklyn revealed?
(a) He didn't know who the mayor of New York was.
(b) He didn't know who the Brooklyn Dodgers were.
(c) He didn't know The Star-Spangled Banner.
(d) He didn't speak English.

12. Why were the Japanese pleased when American officers chose their homes to occupy?
(a) It meant they would receive reparations.
(b) It meant they would get rent payments.
(c) It meant their homes were superior.
(d) It meant they would have plenty of food.

13. What was the OWI?
(a) Official War Information.
(b) Outstanding War Information.
(c) Obvious War Information.
(d) Office of War Information.

14. How was Eddie Slovik punished for desertion?
(a) He was hanged.
(b) He was imprisoned.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He was turned over to the enemy.

15. How does Olga Norwak characterize wartime romance?
(a) It was suspended until after the war.
(b) It moved more slowly.
(c) It moved faster.
(d) It was riskier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kept Herman Kogan from being afraid during the assaults on Sugarloaf Hill?

2. What kept Joseph Small from being injured when the barracks in Port Chicago was demolished?

3. According to James Rowe, when do Democrats become Republicans?

4. How many soldiers were killed when the ammunition dump at Port Chicago blew up?

5. What did the French army do instead of censoring mail?

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