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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, the soldiers are best described as being which of the following?
(a) Determined.
(b) Young.
(c) Tired.
(d) Experienced.

2. What was the name of the technologically advanced bombsight used by American bombers?
(a) Macintire.
(b) Norden.
(c) McCellan.
(d) Pauling.

3. Which of the following qualities of warfare does the author NOT suggest to be a contributing factor in military blunders?
(a) Ruthlessness.
(b) Vastness.
(c) Fluidity.
(d) Chaos.

4. At the beginning of World War II, aerial combat was regarded as exemplifying what obsolescent ideal?
(a) Single combat.
(b) Chivalry.
(c) Honor.
(d) Dueling.

5. What is unusual about the friendly-fire incident discussed in Chapter 2 and illustrated on page 18?
(a) It was covered up.
(b) The bombs were all duds.
(c) No one was hurt.
(d) It is still denied by military officials to this day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one way that the military controlled the reports of blunders coming from embedded reporters?

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

3. Which of the following is not a concept that the iconic pre-war image in Chapter 1 is said to convey?

4. How did much of the American public react to initial reports of violence, chaos and casualty figures?

5. What factor does the author cite as being the most important in causing one force to misidentify another?

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