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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Copies of the New Testament were frequently altered in what way?
(a) By replacing their covers with canvas.
(b) By tearing out the book of Acts.
(c) By adding a steel backing to them.
(d) By dyeing the pages red.

2. Casualties among bombers crews would best be described as which of the following?
(a) Non-existent.
(b) Negligible.
(c) Low.
(d) High.

3. How did much of the American public react to initial reports of violence, chaos and casualty figures?
(a) They were uninterested.
(b) They refused to believe them.
(c) They ignored them.
(d) They were appalled.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that most contemporaneous war histories depicted military blunders?
(a) Rare.
(b) Costly.
(c) Benign.
(d) Funny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the "Unread Books" to which Chapter 5's title alludes?

2. According to the author, what was the typical age of a soldier for the allies in WWII?

3. Which of the following does the author not list as a cause of the increasing lack of individuality with which solders were treated?

4. How old were the youngest soldiers fielded by the axis during the war?

5. What is one reason given for why rumors were started?

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