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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most hazing would best be described as what?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Creative.
(c) Doctrinal.
(d) Tedious.

2. The author suggests that in warfare, blunders are how common?
(a) Quite common.
(b) Ubiquitous.
(c) Rare.
(d) Extremely rare.

3. How did most Americans regard Pearl Harbor?
(a) As an aberration.
(b) As the typical type of battle to be expected.
(c) As a well-executed attack.
(d) As a normal combat engagement.

4. According to the author, what was the last war in which soldiers were at least theoretically thought of as unique individuals with distinct identities?
(a) The Spanish-American War.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Crimean War.
(d) The American Civil War.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that most contemporaneous war histories depicted military blunders?

2. According to the rumor about servicemen's food, why was a certain substance added to their food?

3. According to one rumor, female axis agents were sent to the allies with what?

4. According to the stereotype about Chinese troops, they could survive indefinitely if provided with what?

5. How common was the use of alcohol as an anodyne?

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