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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. Why did Erich Luth refuse to fire his gun in the German army?
(a) He didn't want a decoration with a swastika on it.
(b) He was opposed to war.
(c) He was a terrible shot.
(d) He was afraid to fire.

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

3. Why was George Page able to buy beachfront property cheaply during the war?
(a) People had no money to invest.
(b) People were only building in the cities.
(c) People expected a Japanese invasion.
(d) People weren't interested in buying real estate.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a Victory Garden?

2. Who does Bill Mauldin think was the only nice guy among the WWII generals?

3. What does Gloria Gleason say bothered people most about the war?

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

5. What was the first English phrase Japanese children learned after the war?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What made Sheril Cunning sad about John Wayne war movies?

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

5. According to John Houseman, why was it important for the Office of War Information to broadcast defeats as well as victories?

6. Why was Eddie Slovik famous?

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

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

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

10. What was George Page's strategy for making money on rentals during the war?

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