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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of story is specifically cited as being unlikely to be reported by mainstream media of the era?
(a) German bombing of allied cities.
(b) Set backs during offensives.
(c) Massive casualties.
(d) Hardships of the front lines.

2. Overall, the reading experience of most citizens and soldiers could best be described as which of the following?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Monotonous.
(c) Challenging.
(d) Basic.

3. What qualifications did reporters need in order to gain access to war zones?
(a) Non German or Japanese heritage.
(b) Immediate family serving in the war.
(c) Compliance with military guidelines.
(d) Signed statements of confidentiality.

4. What did the average soldiers believe about the meaning of the war?
(a) They have strong opinions about it.
(b) They strongly disapprove of it.
(c) They had no ideas about it.
(d) They are in full support of it.

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

6. How closely did the official and public media outlets coordinate their coverage?
(a) They colluded closely together.
(b) They competed with each other.
(c) They had no coordination.
(d) They communicated only occasionally.

7. What type of story is specifically cite as being very likely to be reported by mainstream media of the era?
(a) Biographies of individual soldiers.
(b) Reports from allied bombing raids.
(c) Great victories.
(d) Detailed accounts of campaigns.

8. What was one innovation in book publishing that came out of the war?
(a) Movable type.
(b) Paper-back books.
(c) Mass publication.
(d) Tight type setting.

9. What type of magazine was Horizon?
(a) A news journal.
(b) A political magazine.
(c) A literary journal.
(d) A popular periodical.

10. Which of the following is NOT one of the things that the author states to have been almost totally marred by high-mindedness during the war?
(a) Films.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Reporting.
(d) Prose.

11. Citizens were considered subversive if they did not participate in what efforts?
(a) Recycling.
(b) Home gardening.
(c) Supporting the troops.
(d) Donating metal for munitions.

12. How did the media handle the worst aspects of the war?
(a) By attributing them to the enemy.
(b) By ignoring them.
(c) By covering them up.
(d) By using euphemisms.

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

14. Overall, the author believes that the political and media-based interpretation of the war was what?
(a) Intentionally deceitful.
(b) Uninformed.
(c) Detached from reality.
(d) Foolish.

15. A typical soldier's amount of downtime would best be described as which of the following?
(a) Reasonable.
(b) Inordinate.
(c) Scarce.
(d) Short and rare.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the resources that the author cites specifically as being scarce during the war?

2. "Accentuate the positive" describes a media strategy to do what?

3. What type of novels became more popular during the war?

4. Books produced specifically for servicemen were made specially in what way?

5. The media presented a view wherein the suffering of the nation's citizenry was linked to what?

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