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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one reason given for why rumors were started?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Malice.

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

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

4. The rumor about German sympathizers conveying intelligence to the enemy suggested that they were relaying what type of information?
(a) Troop locations.
(b) Troop movements.
(c) Air strike flight plans.
(d) Artillery locations.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Compared with the enlisted men, officers would best be described as which of the following?

5. How long did most Americans believe the war would last?

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