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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Accentuate the positive" describes a media strategy to do what?
(a) Write in a positive way.
(b) Keep American's thoroughly informed.
(c) Deny cover ups and scandals.
(d) Emphasize American successes.

2. Italians were considered to prefer which of the following to war?
(a) The high-life.
(b) Women.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Diplomacy.

3. Later in the war, the media presented most allied victories as triumphs over what forces?
(a) Tyranny and oppression.
(b) Superstition and slavery.
(c) Godlessness and evil.
(d) Forsaken people and outdated beliefs.

4. Rumors about the axis frequently dealt with what subject?
(a) Their atrocities.
(b) Their superior weaponry.
(c) Their tenacity.
(d) Their combat prowess.

5. The media tended to do what with negative reports from the war?
(a) Report them quietly.
(b) Forget them.
(c) Deny them.
(d) Cover them thoroughly.

Short Answer Questions

1. The media presented a view wherein the suffering of the nation's citizenry was linked to what?

2. Soldiers in their thirties were often called what?

3. Most soldiers had no knowledge of their purpose in regards to what?

4. How long did most Americans believe the war would last?

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

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