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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: The Holy War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which network did Peter Arnett work for when he joined many Hollywood actors in falsely predicting the war would be a disaster?
(a) NBC.
(b) CBS.
(c) MSNBC.
(d) CNN.

2. What did the media and other liberal outlets reject about the Iraq War?
(a) It was waged without full U.N. backing.
(b) It was waged despite the polls showing most Americans did not approve.
(c) It was waged to prevent another terrorist attack.
(d) It was waged because of the polls showing most Americans approved of it.

3. How does Bill find the country compared to the way it was a hundred years ago?
(a) It is mostly similar.
(b) It is hardly recognizable.
(c) It is very similar.
(d) It is similar, but some parts have changed.

4. What did Hussein's actions threaten, increasing the importance for war?
(a) The lives of the Iraqi people.
(b) The neighboring countries.
(c) The peace treaty reinforced in 1991.
(d) The stability of the Iraqi government.

5. How does Bill describe many of the adults in the United States?
(a) Neither self-absorbed nor superficial.
(b) Self-absorbed and superficial.
(c) Superficial, but not self-absorbed.
(d) Self-absorbed, but not superficial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the example Bill gives in Chapter 2 to illustrate the importance of trust in a friendship?

2. Why does Bill state he goes to church?

3. What type of slant does Fox News have with its programming?

4. What is the difference in the budget for the "Big Dig" highway and the actual cost of it?

5. Based on Bill's analysis, how many networks had an overwhelmingly biased coverage featuring anti-war protesters?

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