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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most soldiers believed that the meaning and purpose of the war was which of the following?
(a) Ideology.
(b) Defeating fascism.
(c) Nothing definable.
(d) Freedom.

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

3. Books produced specifically for servicemen were made specially in what way?
(a) They usually had a steel backing.
(b) They came with waterproof covers.
(c) They were bound with extra strength.
(d) They were sized to fit in their pockets.

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

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

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

7. Who was the editor of Horizon?
(a) Anthony Edwards.
(b) Nigel Dennis.
(c) Stanley Milgram.
(d) Cyril Connolly.

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

9. How accepting were most soldiers of the media's interpretation of the meaning of the war?
(a) Few believed any of it.
(b) Most believed small parts of it.
(c) Most new recruits believed it.
(d) Most secretly believed it for their entire tour.

10. What author is specifically credited with producing an accurate memoir of the war?
(a) Stephen Ambrose.
(b) Eugene B. Sledge.
(c) B. H. Liddell Hart.
(d) Robert M. Citino.

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

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

13. Chapter 10 centers around the common soldier's perception of what characteristic of the war?
(a) Its progress.
(b) Its diplomatic nature.
(c) The technology used in it.
(d) Its ideological nature.

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

15. What was the state of the global economy before the war began?
(a) Steady growth.
(b) Depression.
(c) Boom.
(d) Recession.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were most economies organized after the war began?

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

3. The media tended to do what with negative reports from the war?

4. Which of the following best describes what the author believes about the US media's depiction of warfare?

5. Later in the war, the media presented most allied victories as triumphs over what forces?

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