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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The airman discussed in one example of military blunders, and who was killed by English soldiers, belonged to what allied nation?
(a) Poland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Morocco.
(d) France.

2. Who was the editor of Horizon?
(a) Stanley Milgram.
(b) Nigel Dennis.
(c) Cyril Connolly.
(d) Anthony Edwards.

3. Overall, the media presented the war effort as being which of the following?
(a) A good-versus-evil apocalypse.
(b) An immoral act of aggression.
(c) An unwinnable debacle.
(d) A struggle to the death.

4. Why did mainstream media outlets adopt the strategy of accentuating the positive?
(a) To bolster morale.
(b) To keep military secrets away from the public.
(c) To control the flow of information.
(d) To stir up hatred for the enemy.

5. According to the author, the hazing of enlisted men by officers would best be described as which of the following?
(a) Uncommon.
(b) Rare.
(c) Pervasive.
(d) Official policy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author establish the nature of the media's presentation of the war?

2. Which of the following is NOT one way that soldiers perceived of the war?

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

4. According to the author, what was the last war in which soldiers were at least theoretically thought of as unique individuals with distinct identities?

5. Media outlets were concerned with the esprit de corps in what areas?

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