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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The presentation of the war by state and public media is best described as which of the following?
(a) Aggrandizing.
(b) Sanitized.
(c) Gruesome.
(d) Realistic.

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

4. How were military blunders usually treated in official reports?
(a) They were omitted or distorted.
(b) They were censored.
(c) They were filed confidentially.
(d) They were meticulously analyzed.

5. According to the author, most of the well-known novels about WWII are really about what?
(a) Officers.
(b) Petty hazing.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Boredom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Soldiers were often not given what type of information?

2. Talismans were believed to perform what function?

3. Most hazing would best be described as what?

4. How did much of the American public react to initial reports of violence, chaos and casualty figures?

5. According to the author, rumors are best described as fulfilling what role?

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