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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to James Rowe, when do Democrats become Republicans?
(a) When they become more foolish.
(b) When they become richer.
(c) When they become smarter.
(d) When they become poorer.

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

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

4. Why should John Houseman not have been allowed to broadcast on the Voice of America?
(a) He was a German national.
(b) He was a Communist.
(c) He was an enemy alien.
(d) He was a Socialist.

5. According to Lee Oremont, why did people splurge on food and liquor during the war?
(a) Consumers were storing those items.
(b) Consumers wanted to forget their troubles.
(c) Consumers believed there was no future to save for.
(d) Consumers had good jobs and couldn't get cars or gas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What effect does Richard Leacock claim direct contact with death had upon him?

3. What was a victory girl?

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

5. Why didn't dehydrated foods sell well after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does George Oremont say was required to make money during the war?

2. What does Werner Burckhardt believe offers hope for the future of mankind?

3. What do Elsie Rossio and Georgia Gleason agree about when discussing the war?

4. How does Bill Mauldin believe most infantrymen thought the war should be settled?

5. What does Gobeler think that sailors all over the world have in common?

6. Why did the FBI suspect the cartoonist, Milton Caniff?

7. How were thieves in the army able to fool the MPs, according to Alvin Bridges?

8. What does Hans Gobeler believe is the greatest danger to the future of the world?

9. How did Ray Wax feel about his participation in the war?

10. What does Sheril Cunning say communal spirit was like during the war?

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