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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Allegedly, agents working for the axis spread what rumor?
(a) The Oder river had never been crossed by an invading force.
(b) German soldiers ate metal shavings with their food.
(c) Soldiers' wives were unfaithful.
(d) French women all bore venereal diseases.

2. 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 defensive struggle.
(c) A good record, mostly of victories.
(d) An unbroken series of hard-fought victories.

3. What type of story is specifically cite as being very likely to be reported by mainstream media of the era?
(a) Great victories.
(b) Biographies of individual soldiers.
(c) Detailed accounts of campaigns.
(d) Reports from allied bombing raids.

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

5. A blunder that causes one force to misidentify another, whether it be friendly or hostile, is called what?
(a) An intel-reconnaissance failure.
(b) A recognition error.
(c) A target acquisition error.
(d) An identification failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ernie Pyle was notable for taking great pains in his writing to list what?

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

3. Contrary to the media's presentation, the author believed that most allied victories were due to what factors?

4. American's believed that what typically American resource would allow them to win the war?

5. Most proponents of precision bombing suggested that it be used to destroy what enemy targets?

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