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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Julian Maclaren-Ross discussed in the book?
(a) He created precision bombing doctrine.
(b) He committed almost no blunders.
(c) He denounced precision bombing doctrine.
(d) He committed many blunders.

2. How long did most Americans believe the war would last?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three years.
(c) A year.
(d) A few months.

3. What was one way that the military controlled the reports of blunders coming from embedded reporters?
(a) Censorship.
(b) Trickery.
(c) Threats.
(d) Bribery.

4. Which of the following is not a concept that the iconic pre-war image in Chapter 1 is said to convey?
(a) Military strength.
(b) Mobility.
(c) Military readiness.
(d) Vitality.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A blunder that causes one force to misidentify another, whether it be friendly or hostile, is called what?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that most contemporaneous war histories depicted military blunders?

3. The author suggests that in warfare, blunders are how common?

4. Americans believed that heavy bombers had what quality?

5. Even with advanced bombsights, bombs would routinely land how far away from their targets?

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