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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Crime and Punishment, A Turning Point, and Chilly Winds..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did American soldiers do on the streets of Japan that was considered bad manners?
(a) Drink alcohol.
(b) Flirt with women.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Chew gum.

2. What does Lekachman believe World War II veterans feel about their war experiences?
(a) They were gullible and deceived then.
(b) They were better and more important then.
(c) They were fortunate then.
(d) They were foolish and frightened then.

3. Why did Robert Rasmus believe fighting the Russians would fail?
(a) The Russians were better equipped.
(b) The Russians were better fighters.
(c) The Russians were willing to sacrifice millions of troops.
(d) The Russian generals were better strategists.

4. What did Paul Pisicano believe Italian Americans felt about the Axis countries in World War II?
(a) Italian Americans were ashamed of Mussolini.
(b) Italian Americans wanted to fight on Italian soil.
(c) Italian Americans were neutral about the war.
(d) Italian Americans were against Hitler and the Japanese, but not the Italians.

5. What did Robert Rasmus think when he saw the ambulances arriving on the morning his group was attacking?
(a) That they were all in it together.
(b) That modern medicine was a blessing.
(c) That they would have immediate backup.
(d) That it was inevitable that bad things were about to happen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were American soldiers anxious to get points for earning medals?

2. What was the first English phrase Japanese children learned after the war?

3. What were newsmen in the OWI not allowed to do?

4. What did the French army do instead of censoring mail?

5. Why did Erich Luth refuse to fire his gun in the German army?

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