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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. Even with advanced bombsights, bombs would routinely land how far away from their targets?
(a) Miles.
(b) Hundreds of feet.
(c) Hundreds of yards.
(d) Thousands of yards.

2. One rumor suggested that German sympathizers used what animal to convey intelligence to the enemy?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Cows.
(c) Goats.
(d) Chickens.

3. Casualties among bombers crews would best be described as which of the following?
(a) High.
(b) Non-existent.
(c) Negligible.
(d) Low.

4. Most hazing would best be described as what?
(a) Creative.
(b) Tedious.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Doctrinal.

5. Italians were considered to prefer which of the following to war?
(a) The high-life.
(b) Women.
(c) Diplomacy.
(d) Drinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did most Americans regard Pearl Harbor?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that most contemporaneous war histories depicted military blunders?

3. The author suggests that disliked soldiers were more likely to be selected for what type of duty?

4. Why did enlisted men require an "anodyne"?

5. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, the soldiers are driving what sort of vehicle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was military jargon and vocabulary used to demean enlisted men?

2. What were talismans?

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

4. What did Americans expect their participation in WWII to be like?

5. What types of hazing were most common?

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

7. What types of rumors are sometimes believed by both sides?

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

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

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

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