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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did mainstream media outlets adopt the strategy of accentuating the positive?
(a) To bolster morale.
(b) To control the flow of information.
(c) To stir up hatred for the enemy.
(d) To keep military secrets away from the public.

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

3. What conditions caused servicemen to set aside the preoccupation with women as objects of sexualized desire?
(a) Deployment.
(b) Movement to the front.
(c) Combat.
(d) Extended foreign deployments.

4. How completely did the mainstream media cover events of the war?
(a) They covered only a small part of the story.
(b) Their coverage was irregular and random.
(c) They covered small pieces from all sides of the story.
(d) They tried hard to tell the whole story.

5. The term "Chad" originated where?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) Occupied Germany.
(d) Free France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did advertisers and other companies think of the war?

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

4. Which of the following is NOT one way that soldiers perceived of the war?

5. Which of the following is one major type of resource that American citizens were deprived of during the war?

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