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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Most proponents of precision bombing suggested that it be used to destroy what enemy targets?
(a) Industry.
(b) Fortifications.
(c) Ground troops.
(d) Civilian populations.

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

4. Americans believed that heavy bombers had what quality?
(a) Invincibility.
(b) Perfect accuracy.
(c) Stealth.
(d) Unlimited mobility.

5. What factor does the author cite as being the most important in causing one force to misidentify another?
(a) Differing service branches.
(b) Differing nationalities.
(c) The use of new battalion insignia.
(d) The use of camouflage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Julian Maclaren-Ross discussed in the book?

3. Which of the following qualities of warfare does the author NOT suggest to be a contributing factor in military blunders?

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

5. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, what are the soldiers towing?

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