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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old were axis soldiers compared to allied soldiers?
(a) Slightly younger.
(b) Slightly older.
(c) About the same age.
(d) No accurate records exist for the axis.

2. According to the author, what was the last war in which soldiers were at least theoretically thought of as unique individuals with distinct identities?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Spanish-American War.
(c) The Crimean War.
(d) The American Civil War.

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

4. Allegedly, agents working for the axis spread what rumor?
(a) Soldiers' wives were unfaithful.
(b) German soldiers ate metal shavings with their food.
(c) French women all bore venereal diseases.
(d) The Oder river had never been crossed by an invading force.

5. According to the author, rumors are best described as fulfilling what role?
(a) Filling gaps in information.
(b) Acting as entertainment.
(c) Being a distraction from the war.
(d) Consoling soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the friendly-fire incident discussed in Chapter 2 and illustrated on page 18?

2. How were military blunders usually treated in official reports?

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

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

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

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