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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states that most of the weapons issued to American armed forces suffered from what problems?
(a) They were issued in insufficient numbers.
(b) They were poorly made.
(c) They were too expensive.
(d) They were obsolete.

2. How did much of the American public react to initial reports of violence, chaos and casualty figures?
(a) They ignored them.
(b) They refused to believe them.
(c) They were uninterested.
(d) They were appalled.

3. Which of the following does the author not list as a cause of the increasing lack of individuality with which solders were treated?
(a) The ideological nature of the war.
(b) Military training.
(c) Huge numbers of casualties.
(d) Constant flow of reinforcements.

4. The author compares military training to which of the following?
(a) Public school.
(b) Police force training.
(c) The classic Greek gymnasium.
(d) A crucible.

5. How were military blunders usually treated in official reports?
(a) They were omitted or distorted.
(b) They were censored.
(c) They were filed confidentially.
(d) They were meticulously analyzed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that most contemporaneous war histories depicted military blunders?

2. Americans believed that heavy bombers had what quality?

3. According to one rumor, female axis agents were sent to the allies with what?

4. The author suggests that combat training replaces what other activity typical for young men?

5. According to the author, what belief is typical of younger soldiers and not of older soldiers?

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