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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was God related to the war in the political and media interpretation in America?
(a) God wanted to war to end.
(b) God wanted the German people to be punished.
(c) God was on the allies' side.
(d) God had allowed the war to happen.

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

3. Which of the following qualities of warfare does the author NOT suggest to be a contributing factor in military blunders?
(a) Ruthlessness.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Vastness.
(d) Fluidity.

4. Overall, the media presented the war effort as being which of the following?
(a) An immoral act of aggression.
(b) An unwinnable debacle.
(c) A struggle to the death.
(d) A good-versus-evil apocalypse.

5. How long did most Americans believe the war would last?
(a) A few months.
(b) Six months.
(c) A year.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. A blunder that causes one force to misidentify another, whether it be friendly or hostile, is called what?

2. What impact of Horizon is considered briefly at the end of Chapter 15?

3. The author suggests that combat training replaces what other activity typical for young men?

4. Most proponents of precision bombing suggested that it be used to destroy what enemy targets?

5. How did much of the American public react to initial reports of violence, chaos and casualty figures?

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