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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to one rumor, what substance was added to food served to servicemen?
(a) Sulfur.
(b) Petrol.
(c) Wax.
(d) Saltpeter.

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

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

4. Allegedly, agents working for the axis spread what rumor?
(a) German soldiers ate metal shavings with their food.
(b) The Oder river had never been crossed by an invading force.
(c) Soldiers' wives were unfaithful.
(d) French women all bore venereal diseases.

5. How did much of the American public react to initial reports of violence, chaos and casualty figures?
(a) They refused to believe them.
(b) They were appalled.
(c) They were uninterested.
(d) They ignored them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, the soldiers are best described as being which of the following?

2. How did the American media react to the image of many conscripts being drunkards?

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

4. Heavy drinking and womanizing caused problems for the army in what area?

5. What is unusual about the friendly-fire incident discussed in Chapter 2 and illustrated on page 18?

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