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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many idioms originating in the war might be described as which of the following?
(a) Serious.
(b) Illogical.
(c) Ham-handed.
(d) Crude.

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

3. How does the author establish the common soldier's opinion of the meaning of the war?
(a) Through personal stories.
(b) Through prose and verse quotations.
(c) Through anecdotes.
(d) Through statistics.

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

5. The soldiers' primary sources of information primarily focused on what subject?
(a) The war effort.
(b) The enemy.
(c) Military intelligence.
(d) The conditions at home.

6. Overall, the example that Horizon set was which of the following?
(a) Unimportant.
(b) Negative.
(c) Subversive.
(d) Positive.

7. What impact of Horizon is considered briefly at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Its impact on state media.
(b) Its continuing impact.
(c) Its impact on contemporary journalistic style.
(d) Its understated impact.

8. What other outlets are specifically cited in Chapter 13 for adopting the tone and texture of official media?
(a) Fiction and poetry.
(b) Public service announcements.
(c) Religious services.
(d) Movies.

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

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

11. The media presented a view wherein the suffering of the nation's citizenry was linked to what?
(a) The enemy's aggression.
(b) A grand strategy.
(c) Necessary sacrifices.
(d) Lofty ideals.

12. Which of the following is NOT one of the elements that the author states to be missing from most venues during the war?
(a) Dissenting opinion.
(b) Excellence.
(c) Originality.
(d) Distinctness.

13. What was a soldier's primary source of information?
(a) Stateside media.
(b) Word of mouth.
(c) Hand bills and flyers.
(d) Official military publications.

14. How did most media outlets react to the requirements placed on them?
(a) They complied willingly.
(b) They accepted them grudgingly.
(c) They rarely complied.
(d) They secretly disobeyed them.

15. Public media took its cues from what source?
(a) State media.
(b) The executive branch.
(c) Military leaders.
(d) War planners.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why were novels produced before the war more popular than contemporary ones?

3. Which of the following is an example of an official idiom first used in World War II?

4. Which of the following best describes how commonly the media falsified war stories?

5. What was the public reaction to censorship?

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