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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ernie Pyle's profession?
(a) Senior enlisted serviceman.
(b) Author.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Junior officer.

2. Soldiers in their thirties were often called what?
(a) Grizzly.
(b) Old man.
(c) Gramps.
(d) Pop.

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

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

5. According to one rumor, female axis agents were sent to the allies with what?
(a) Bombs.
(b) Concealable radios.
(c) Venereal diseases.
(d) Poison lipstick.

6. What is one reason given for why rumors were started?
(a) Stupidity.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Malice.

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

8. One rumor suggested that German sympathizers used what animal to convey intelligence to the enemy?
(a) Cows.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Goats.
(d) Sheep.

9. Which of the following does the author not list as a cause of the increasing lack of individuality with which solders were treated?
(a) Military training.
(b) Huge numbers of casualties.
(c) Constant flow of reinforcements.
(d) The ideological nature of the war.

10. According to the author, what was the typical age of a soldier for the allies in WWII?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Nineteen.

11. Copies of the New Testament were frequently altered in what way?
(a) By adding a steel backing to them.
(b) By dyeing the pages red.
(c) By tearing out the book of Acts.
(d) By replacing their covers with canvas.

12. What types of bombers were believed to be key to the war-effort?
(a) Heavy bombers.
(b) Jet-propelled bombers.
(c) Fighter-bombers.
(d) Medium bombers.

13. Heavy drinking and womanizing caused problems for the army in what area?
(a) Organization.
(b) Morale.
(c) Health.
(d) Discipline.

14. How did much of the American public react to initial reports of violence, chaos and casualty figures?
(a) They refused to believe them.
(b) They were uninterested.
(c) They ignored them.
(d) They were appalled.

15. The rumor about German sympathizers conveying intelligence to the enemy suggested that they were relaying what type of information?
(a) Troop locations.
(b) Artillery locations.
(c) Air strike flight plans.
(d) Troop movements.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that most of the weapons issued to American armed forces suffered from what problems?

2. The frequency of prostitution and ephemeral romantic relationships would best be described as which of the following?

3. How old were the youngest soldiers fielded by the axis during the war?

4. Ernie Pyle was notable for taking great pains in his writing to list what?

5. Compared with the enlisted men, officers would best be described as which of the following?

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