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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ernie Pyle's profession?
(a) Senior enlisted serviceman.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Junior officer.
(d) Author.

2. According to the author, what was the unstated purpose of the use of inveterate profanity?
(a) To demean enlisted men.
(b) To create camaraderie between officers and enlisted men.
(c) To differentiate officers and enlisted men.
(d) To set officers apart since only they could use it.

3. According to the rumor about servicemen's food, why was a certain substance added to their food?
(a) To cause them to eat less.
(b) To drive them crazy in battle.
(c) To cause them to sleep less.
(d) To dampen their sexual ardor.

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

5. Why did enlisted men require an "anodyne"?
(a) To cope with the stresses of warfare.
(b) To make up for their low self-images.
(c) To provide a distraction.
(d) To deal with the loss of friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink did German troops generally prefer?

2. What was one of the most routine ways that enlisted men dealt with the hazing they received from officers?

3. What conditions caused servicemen to set aside the preoccupation with women as objects of sexualized desire?

4. Japanese troops were typically stereotyped as being what?

5. What term does the author not use as an example of vocabulary intended to demean enlisted men?

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