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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The airman discussed in one example of military blunders, and who was killed by English soldiers, belonged to what allied nation?
(a) Morocco.
(b) France.
(c) Poland.
(d) Sweden.

2. According to the author, what was the typical age of a soldier for the allies in WWII?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Nineteen.

3. Ernie Pyle was notable for taking great pains in his writing to list what?
(a) An individual's characteristics.
(b) Medals and citations.
(c) Place names.
(d) Names of enlisted men.

4. How did most Americans regard Pearl Harbor?
(a) As a normal combat engagement.
(b) As the typical type of battle to be expected.
(c) As a well-executed attack.
(d) As an aberration.

5. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, what are the soldiers towing?
(a) A light field-piece.
(b) A destroyed enemy vehicle.
(c) Ammunition and supplies.
(d) Heavy artillery.

Short Answer Questions

1. The rumor about German sympathizers conveying intelligence to the enemy suggested that they were relaying what type of information?

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

3. What nation does the author believe to have military training particularly suited to the comparison that he draws?

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

5. American's believed that what typically American resource would allow them to win the war?

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