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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 is one reason given for why rumors were started?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Malice.
(d) Stupidity.

2. The rumor about German sympathizers conveying intelligence to the enemy suggested that they were relaying what type of information?
(a) Troop movements.
(b) Air strike flight plans.
(c) Artillery locations.
(d) Troop locations.

3. 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.

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) Huge numbers of casualties.
(b) The ideological nature of the war.
(c) Constant flow of reinforcements.
(d) Military training.

5. Compared with the enlisted men, officers would best be described as which of the following?
(a) Entitled.
(b) Cowardly.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Aggressive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the self-image of an individual soldier treated?

2. What conditions caused servicemen to set aside the preoccupation with women as objects of sexualized desire?

3. One rumor suggested that German sympathizers used what animal to convey intelligence to the enemy?

4. Which of the following was a predominant source of media during World War II?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the things that the author states to have been almost totally marred by high-mindedness during the war?

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