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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a thirteen-week wonder?
(a) A new recruit.
(b) A soldier discharged for poor health.
(c) A soldier who completed boot camp training.
(d) A product of Officers' Candidate School.

2. What did Walter Rosenblum do during WWII?
(a) He was a combat photographer.
(b) He was a brigade commander.
(c) He was a Voice of America reporter.
(d) He was a flautist in the army band.

3. Why did American prisoners of war like to trade Red Cross packages with Indian prisoners of war?
(a) The Indians liked American jerky and cookies.
(b) The Indians had fresh produce.
(c) The Indians did not smoke or eat meat, so traded those items.
(d) The Indians liked blood sausage.

4. Why didn't Henry Hatfield want to broadcast the destruction done to German cities?
(a) He didn't think Americans wanted to gloat.
(b) He thought other stories were more compelling.
(c) He thought Germany was old news.
(d) He was heartsick at the ruins he observed.

5. What did Joseph Levine say that Jewish children begged for after the war?
(a) Food.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Schooling.

6. According to Joe Marcus, why are military men sympathetic to business?
(a) Military men strive to win over businessmen.
(b) Military men and businessmen are the same kind of people.
(c) Business supports the military.
(d) The military relies on business products.

7. What did British boys learn in the Know Your Enemy program?
(a) Fascist philosophy.
(b) Weapon recognition.
(c) Aircraft recognition.
(d) German language.

8. What was a shadow box?
(a) A place to take photos.
(b) A place to show movies.
(c) A place to make movies.
(d) A place to hide during strafing.

9. What did American soldiers do on the streets of Japan that was considered bad manners?
(a) Flirt with women.
(b) Drink alcohol.
(c) Chew gum.
(d) Smoke.

10. According to Tommy Corcoran why did the Allies partner with Russia against the Axis?
(a) To save France.
(b) To prevent Hitler from overrunning Britain.
(c) Because Russians were superior fighters.
(d) To prevent a Cold War.

11. What advantage does Alfred Duckett believe the war offered blacks?
(a) Income.
(b) Training.
(c) Insurance.
(d) A chance to prove themselves.

12. What was Battle Fatigue called during World War I?
(a) Post-traumatic stress disorder.
(b) Attention deficit disorder.
(c) Shell shock.
(d) Restless leg syndrome.

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

14. What effect does Richard Leacock claim direct contact with death had upon him?
(a) He became more fearful of dying.
(b) He became unconcerned about dying.
(c) He became less fearful of dying.
(d) He became sure he would be killed.

15. Why didn't dehydrated foods sell well after the war?
(a) Water was scarce.
(b) People were growing their own produce.
(c) Fresh produce was more readily available.
(d) Soldiers were tired of dehydrated products.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the two big top secret projects?

2. Why was Walter Rosenblum welcomed in French farmhouses during the war?

3. What were newsmen in the OWI not allowed to do?

4. How was Eddie Slovik punished for desertion?

5. According to Lee Oremont, why did people splurge on food and liquor during the war?

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