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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, the soldiers are driving what sort of vehicle?
(a) Motorcycles.
(b) A tank.
(c) A half-track.
(d) A jeep.

3. According to one rumor, female axis agents were sent to the allies with what?
(a) Concealable radios.
(b) Poison lipstick.
(c) Bombs.
(d) Venereal diseases.

4. According to one rumor, what substance was added to food served to servicemen?
(a) Petrol.
(b) Wax.
(c) Saltpeter.
(d) Sulfur.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How important was a rumor's accuracy and predictive success for its tendency to spread?

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

3. What was the name of the technologically advanced bombsight used by American bombers?

4. What types of bombers were believed to be key to the war-effort?

5. According to the author, before the outbreak of war, what did Americans expect their military performance to be like?

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