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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The frequency of prostitution and ephemeral romantic relationships would best be described as which of the following?
(a) Constant.
(b) Rare.
(c) Almost non-existent.
(d) Infrequent.

2. What drink were Royal Navy servicemen issued with?
(a) Gin.
(b) Rum.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Schnapps.

3. Soldiers were often not given what type of information?
(a) Their orders.
(b) Their division.
(c) Their location.
(d) Their Captain's name.

4. How did the military handle blunders that resulted in casualties?
(a) By paying double insurance to grieving families.
(b) By covering them up.
(c) By attributing them to enemy action.
(d) By ignoring them.

5. Which of the following qualities of warfare does the author NOT suggest to be a contributing factor in military blunders?
(a) Vastness.
(b) Chaos.
(c) Fluidity.
(d) Ruthlessness.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of World War II, aerial combat was regarded as exemplifying what obsolescent ideal?

2. How were military blunders usually treated in official reports?

3. American's believed that what typically American resource would allow them to win the war?

4. Most hazing would best be described as what?

5. In the American armed services, the term "chickenshit" referred to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the American military cause reports of military blunders to be underplayed?

2. What writer is a notable exception to the normal treatment of enlisted men, and how did he differ?

3. What drinks were preferred by men from different nations in the war?

4. How and when was alcohol used as an anodyne?

5. What does the term "chickenshit" mean?

6. How and why did military and public authorities react to stereotyping of enemy forces?

7. What beliefs do younger soldiers typically have that older soldiers do not?

8. What was the doctrine of precision bombing?

9. How did soldiers think about women most of the time?

10. What sort of information is regularly denied to the common soldier?

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