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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the things that the author states to have been almost totally marred by high-mindedness during the war?
(a) Films.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Reporting.
(d) Prose.

2. How was the self-image of an individual soldier treated?
(a) With interest only from his squad mates.
(b) With contempt.
(c) As a nuisance.
(d) As being totally irrelevant.

3. How old were the youngest soldiers fielded by the axis during the war?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Nineteen.

4. Japanese troops were typically stereotyped as being what?
(a) Poor shots.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Untrustworthy.
(d) Courageous.

5. According to the author, what was the typical age of a soldier for the allies in WWII?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty-two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Public media took its cues from what source?

2. German soldiers were typically stereotyped as being which of the following?

3. What is one major product for which many improvised substitutes were devised?

4. What belief about the Japanese caused Americans to think that their war with Japan would end quickly?

5. According to the author, what was the unstated purpose of the use of inveterate profanity?

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