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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. What conditions caused servicemen to set aside the preoccupation with women as objects of sexualized desire?
(a) Extended foreign deployments.
(b) Deployment.
(c) Movement to the front.
(d) Combat.

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

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

4. What drink did German troops generally prefer?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Gin.
(c) Bourban.
(d) Schnapps.

5. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, what are the soldiers towing?
(a) A light field-piece.
(b) Ammunition and supplies.
(c) A destroyed enemy vehicle.
(d) Heavy artillery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Casualties among bombers crews would best be described as which of the following?

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

3. Hazing occurred at what levels within the American military?

4. According to the rumor about servicemen's food, why was a certain substance added to their food?

5. What was Ernie Pyle's profession?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What problems did American arms and armaments suffer from in the early parts of WWII?

3. What qualities epitomized the American forces prior to their entry into WWII?

4. According to the author, what is the result on the battlefield of the relatively young age of soldiers and the violence of warfare?

5. According to the author, how common are military blunders and what are their causes?

6. Why is purpose difficult to see or non-existent in war?

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

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

9. What problems did the doctrine of precision bombing face?

10. Why have nearly all nations historically favored younger soldiers?

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