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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Even with advanced bombsights, bombs would routinely land how far away from their targets?
(a) Hundreds of feet.
(b) Miles.
(c) Thousands of yards.
(d) Hundreds of yards.

2. When were most enduring war novels written?
(a) After the war.
(b) During the early days of the war.
(c) Before America's entry into the war.
(d) During the later days of the war.

3. How did most media outlets react to the requirements placed on them?
(a) They accepted them grudgingly.
(b) They rarely complied.
(c) They complied willingly.
(d) They secretly disobeyed them.

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

5. What type of magazine was Horizon?
(a) A popular periodical.
(b) A political magazine.
(c) A literary journal.
(d) A news journal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Later in the war, the media presented most allied victories as triumphs over what forces?

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

4. According to the author, what belief is typical of younger soldiers and not of older soldiers?

5. Overall, the deprivation faced by American and British citizens would best be described as which of the following?

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