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

2. What belief about the Japanese caused Americans to think that their war with Japan would end quickly?
(a) They had no heavy weapons or large ships.
(b) They were a backwards people.
(c) They lacked discipline.
(d) They were inefficient soldiers.

3. What factor does the author cite as being the most important in causing one force to misidentify another?
(a) The use of camouflage.
(b) Differing service branches.
(c) The use of new battalion insignia.
(d) Differing nationalities.

4. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, what are the soldiers towing?
(a) Heavy artillery.
(b) A light field-piece.
(c) A destroyed enemy vehicle.
(d) Ammunition and supplies.

5. Americans believed that heavy bombers had what quality?
(a) Stealth.
(b) Unlimited mobility.
(c) Invincibility.
(d) Perfect accuracy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hazing occurred at what levels within the American military?

3. One rumor suggested that German sympathizers used what animal to convey intelligence to the enemy?

4. What was the name of the technologically advanced bombsight used by American bombers?

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

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