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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 - 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, the hazing of enlisted men by officers would best be described as which of the following?
(a) Pervasive.
(b) Official policy.
(c) Uncommon.
(d) Rare.

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

3. American's believed that what typically American resource would allow them to win the war?
(a) Individualism.
(b) Know-how.
(c) Industry.
(d) Improvisation.

4. Which of the following is NOT one way that soldiers perceived of the war?
(a) Inconvenient.
(b) Unjust.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Dangerous.

5. How does the author establish the nature of the media's presentation of the war?
(a) Through anecdotes.
(b) Through statistics.
(c) Through prose and verse quotations.
(d) Through personal stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. How important was a rumor's accuracy and predictive success for its tendency to spread?

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

3. Copies of the New Testament were frequently altered in what way?

4. What types of bombers were believed to be key to the war-effort?

5. Italians were considered to prefer which of the following to war?

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