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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How completely did the mainstream media cover events of the war?
(a) They tried hard to tell the whole story.
(b) Their coverage was irregular and random.
(c) They covered only a small part of the story.
(d) They covered small pieces from all sides of the story.

2. Overall, the author believes that the political and media-based interpretation of the war was what?
(a) Uninformed.
(b) Intentionally deceitful.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Detached from reality.

3. 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.

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

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that American soldiers were usually portrayed by the media?
(a) Happy.
(b) Successful.
(c) Experienced.
(d) Constructive.

Short Answer Questions

1. The frequency of prostitution and ephemeral romantic relationships would best be described as which of the following?

2. The author compares military training to which of the following?

3. The deprivation that the title of Chapter 14 refers to is a deprivation of what resource?

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

5. Throughout Chapter 6, the author describes enlisted men as being which of the following?

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