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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were depictions of combat conditions like in media of the era?
(a) Uninformed but impassioned.
(b) Inaccurate and varied.
(c) Homogenized and sanitized.
(d) Realistic.

2. Which of the following is one major type of resource that American citizens were deprived of during the war?
(a) Wood for construction.
(b) Tea.
(c) Meats.
(d) Exotic foods.

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

4. In the American armed services, the term "chickenshit" referred to what?
(a) Complaining among the enlisted men.
(b) Hazing of enlisted by officers.
(c) The response of enlisted men to hazing.
(d) Official disciplinary action.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the things that American soldiers were told they were fighting for?
(a) Enfranchisement.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Safety.
(d) Freedom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did NOT commonly adopt the voice and viewpoint of official state media?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the elements that the author states to be missing from most venues during the war?

3. According to the author, rumors are best described as fulfilling what role?

4. Overall, the example that Horizon set was which of the following?

5. The author suggests that before the outbreak of war, the American military was prepared for what type of performance?

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