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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, before the outbreak of war, what did Americans expect their military performance to be like?
(a) A short series of easy victories.
(b) A good record, mostly of victories.
(c) A defensive struggle.
(d) An unbroken series of hard-fought victories.

2. Which of the following qualities of warfare does the author NOT suggest to be a contributing factor in military blunders?
(a) Ruthlessness.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Fluidity.
(d) Vastness.

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

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

5. The author suggests that before the outbreak of war, the American military was prepared for what type of performance?
(a) Rapid deployment.
(b) Heavy duty.
(c) Extended duty.
(d) Light duty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did most Americans believe the war would last?

2. The author suggests that in warfare, blunders are how common?

3. The airman discussed in one example of military blunders, and who was killed by English soldiers, belonged to what allied nation?

4. The rumor about German sympathizers conveying intelligence to the enemy suggested that they were relaying what type of information?

5. The author suggests that most people prefer to feel that their lives have what?

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