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

2. What was the impact of the relatively large number of books read by some servicemen during the war?
(a) It led to increased censorship.
(b) Many became renowned writers.
(c) It increased dissent and rationality in the enlisted ranks.
(d) Many went on to seek higher education.

3. Which of the following is NOT one way that soldiers perceived of the war?
(a) Inconvenient.
(b) Unjust.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Dangerous.

4. Censorship usually consisted of what?
(a) Editing out sections of books before printing.
(b) Condemning certain publishers.
(c) Burning subversive books.
(d) Not printing certain books.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A typical soldier's amount of downtime would best be described as which of the following?

2. What impact of Horizon is considered briefly at the end of Chapter 15?

3. What were depictions of combat conditions like in media of the era?

4. What type of story is specifically cite as being very likely to be reported by mainstream media of the era?

5. Why did mainstream media outlets adopt the strategy of accentuating the positive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the overall reading experience of citizens and soldiers like during the war?

2. What difficulties did the publishing industry face during the war?

3. What does RADAR stand for?

4. What does the author believe about the phenomenon of attributing high-minded ideals to the purpose of a war?

5. How did advertisers think of and take advantage of the war?

6. How and why did the media fail to report the entire story of the war?

7. How did media organizations gain access to war zones for their reporters?

8. What did front line troops usually believe about depictions of their wartime experiences?

9. What qualities caused an idiom to transfer to enter the general vocabulary?

10. What critical knowledge did an average soldier typically lack?

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