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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author suggests that in warfare, blunders are how common?
(a) Quite common.
(b) Rare.
(c) Ubiquitous.
(d) Extremely rare.

2. Contrary to the media's presentation, the author believed that most allied victories were due to what factors?
(a) Luck and boldness.
(b) Mass production and good strategy.
(c) Skill and courage.
(d) Air power and individual leadership.

3. What factor does the author cite as being the most important in causing one force to misidentify another?
(a) The use of camouflage.
(b) Differing service branches.
(c) The use of new battalion insignia.
(d) Differing nationalities.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that American soldiers were usually portrayed by the media?
(a) Happy.
(b) Constructive.
(c) Successful.
(d) Experienced.

5. According to the author, real exposure to warfare had what effect on the beliefs of individual soldiers?
(a) It dispelled their illusions of meaning.
(b) It rid them of their hopes and fears.
(c) It caused them to doubt their leaders.
(d) It caused them to become even more fervent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How common was sexual intercourse as an anodyne compared with drinking?

2. The deprivation that the title of Chapter 14 refers to is a deprivation of what resource?

3. Media outlets were concerned with the esprit de corps in what areas?

4. Many terms that persisted after the war had what quality?

5. How does the author establish the nature of the media's presentation of the war?

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