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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Casualties among bombers crews would best be described as which of the following?
(a) Low.
(b) Negligible.
(c) High.
(d) Non-existent.

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

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

4. 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.

5. How closely did the official and public media outlets coordinate their coverage?
(a) They colluded closely together.
(b) They communicated only occasionally.
(c) They had no coordination.
(d) They competed with each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes how commonly the media falsified war stories?

2. The airman discussed in one example of military blunders, and who was killed by English soldiers, belonged to what allied nation?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that American soldiers were usually portrayed by the media?

4. What drink did German troops generally prefer?

5. What conditions caused servicemen to set aside the preoccupation with women as objects of sexualized desire?

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