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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one way that the military controlled the reports of blunders coming from embedded reporters?
(a) Bribery.
(b) Censorship.
(c) Threats.
(d) Trickery.

2. What type of magazine was Horizon?
(a) A political magazine.
(b) A popular periodical.
(c) A news journal.
(d) A literary journal.

3. Overall, the media coverage of the war would best be described as which of the following?
(a) Random.
(b) Deceitful.
(c) Homogeneous.
(d) Inadequate.

4. Which of the following is not a concept that the iconic pre-war image in Chapter 1 is said to convey?
(a) Military strength.
(b) Vitality.
(c) Military readiness.
(d) Mobility.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the elements that the author states to be missing from most venues during the war?
(a) Originality.
(b) Dissenting opinion.
(c) Distinctness.
(d) Excellence.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were most enduring war novels written?

2. What was Ernie Pyle's profession?

3. According to a common stereotype, Chinese troops were consider to be what?

4. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, the soldiers are driving what sort of vehicle?

5. How did most media outlets react to the requirements placed on them?

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