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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, the soldiers are best described as being which of the following?
(a) Young.
(b) Experienced.
(c) Tired.
(d) Determined.

2. How important was a rumor's accuracy and predictive success for its tendency to spread?
(a) Success was usually ignored.
(b) Success usually ended a rumor.
(c) Success was crucially important.
(d) Success was not important at all.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Allegedly, agents working for the axis spread what rumor?

2. The author suggests that most people prefer to feel that their lives have what?

3. How was the self-image of an individual soldier treated?

4. Talismans were believed to perform what function?

5. What are the "Unread Books" to which Chapter 5's title alludes?

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