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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following qualities of warfare does the author NOT suggest to be a contributing factor in military blunders?
(a) Ruthlessness.
(b) Vastness.
(c) Fluidity.
(d) Chaos.

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

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

4. Japanese troops were typically stereotyped as being what?
(a) Untrustworthy.
(b) Courageous.
(c) Poor shots.
(d) Ignorant.

5. The use of meaningless and tedious tasks as hazing would best be described as which of the following?
(a) Rare.
(b) Constant.
(c) Common.
(d) Uncommon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did most Americans regard Pearl Harbor?

3. German soldiers were typically stereotyped as being which of the following?

4. Throughout Chapter 6, the author describes enlisted men as being which of the following?

5. Soldiers in their thirties were often called what?

(see the answer key)

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