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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through High Rank and The Bombers and the Bombed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many support personnel were behind each rifleman?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Twenty-four.

2. What did most conversations among prisoners of war center around?
(a) Sex.
(b) Sports.
(c) Food.
(d) Politics.

3. What did Ted Allenby promise the homosexual soldiers in his chaplaincy?
(a) "I will fight for your civil rights."
(b) "I will pave the way for you to stay in the military."
(c) "I will pave the way for you to get out of the military."
(d) "I will guarantee your veteran's benefits."

4. What unusual food did Maurice Wilson eat in the Philippines?
(a) Mice.
(b) Cats.
(c) Horses.
(d) Dogs.

5. Why didn't the American prisoners of war in Germany try to escape?
(a) They were watched every minute.
(b) There was nowhere to go.
(c) They were afraid they'd be shot.
(d) They were shackled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dellie Hahne say was the duty of young women during the war?

2. How did Frank Keegan and his high school buddies respond to the invasion of Pearl Harbor?

3. What did people in Paducah burn in a bonfire?

4. Why were people in San Francisco panicked after Pearl Harbor, according to Dennis Keegan?

5. What does Lekachman believe World War II veterans feel about their war experiences?

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