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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author suggests that most people prefer to feel that their lives have what?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Purpose.
(d) Happiness.

2. Compared with the enlisted men, officers would best be described as which of the following?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Entitled.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Cowardly.

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

4. Most soldiers believed that the meaning and purpose of the war was which of the following?
(a) Nothing definable.
(b) Ideology.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Defeating fascism.

5. How was the self-image of an individual soldier treated?
(a) As being totally irrelevant.
(b) With contempt.
(c) As a nuisance.
(d) With interest only from his squad mates.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to one rumor, what substance was added to food served to servicemen?

2. What type of story is specifically cited as being unlikely to be reported by mainstream media of the era?

3. Which of the following best describes what the author believes about the US media's depiction of warfare?

4. According to the author, before the outbreak of war, what did Americans expect their military performance to be like?

5. How does the author establish the common soldier's opinion of the meaning of the war?

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