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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. What kept Herman Kogan from being afraid during the assaults on Sugarloaf Hill?
(a) He was too tired to be afraid.
(b) He was in no danger.
(c) He was unaware of the danger.
(d) He was too intent on getting the story to be afraid.

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

3. Why was Joseph Small tried for mutiny?
(a) He started a riot at Port Chicago.
(b) He refused to return to duty after the explosion at Port Chicago.
(c) He persuaded other men to refuse to work.
(d) He started the explosion at Port Chicago.

4. What does Gloria Gleason say bothered people most about the war?
(a) Moral issues.
(b) Loss of life.
(c) Waste of resources.
(d) Rationing.

5. How did the Japanese people feel about the Japanese war veterans?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Worshipful.
(d) Mistrustful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Eddie Slovik punished for desertion?

2. Why did Ray Wax think soldiers in the regular army were inferior?

3. How did Galatea Berger remember soldiers smelled in Germany?

4. Who did Jacques Raboud say were the most likely to survive prison camps?

5. How was Joseph Small released from the service?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to John Kenneth Galbraith, what was ironic about the consumption of consumer goods during the war?

4. According to Tommy Corcoran, what was Joseph Kennedy's strategy for the war?

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

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

7. How did Lowell Steward say the war affected the status of blacks in the United States?

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

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

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

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