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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two ethnic groups does Charlie Miller believe have a "natural hatred" for each other?
(a) Russians and Germans.
(b) Russians and Americans.
(c) Germans and Japanese.
(d) Americans and Japanese.

2. What is the difference between an Anderson shelter and a Morrison shelter?
(a) The Morrison shelter was indoors; the Anderson shelter was outdoors.
(b) The Anderson shelter was outdoors; the Morrison shelter was in the living room.
(c) The Anderson shelter was provisioned with food.
(d) The Anderson shelter held twice as many people as a Morrison shelter.

3. What kept Joseph Small from being injured when the barracks in Port Chicago was demolished?
(a) He was under a bed.
(b) He was in a door jamb.
(c) He was under a desk.
(d) He had a mattress on top of him.

4. Why was Walter Rosenblum welcomed in French farmhouses during the war?
(a) He offered protection from looters.
(b) He was an entertaining storyteller.
(c) He had access to army rations.
(d) He brought news from the front.

5. What was Battle Fatigue called during World War I?
(a) Post-traumatic stress disorder.
(b) Restless leg syndrome.
(c) Attention deficit disorder.
(d) Shell shock.

6. What was the first English phrase Japanese children learned after the war?
(a) "Panel discussion."
(b) "Thank you very much."
(c) "It wasn't my fault."
(d) "Merry Christmas to you, too."

7. What effect did John Wayne war movies have on Japanese children living in California, according to Sheril Cunning?
(a) They were thrilled.
(b) They were confused.
(c) They were angry.
(d) They were proud.

8. What did Dr. Drude teach his high school students in Hamburg about the Nazis?
(a) The Nazis were incorruptible.
(b) The Nazis were morally correct.
(c) The Nazis could be defeated.
(d) The Nazis were unconquerable.

9. What impressed Herman Kogan about the trainees in boot camp?
(a) Their selflessness.
(b) Their courage.
(c) Their patriotism.
(d) Their philosophy of war.

10. How was Eddie Slovik punished for desertion?
(a) He was hanged.
(b) He was imprisoned.
(c) He was turned over to the enemy.
(d) He was shot.

11. What effect does Richard Leacock claim direct contact with death had upon him?
(a) He became sure he would be killed.
(b) He became unconcerned about dying.
(c) He became less fearful of dying.
(d) He became more fearful of dying.

12. What did Walter Rosenblum do during WWII?
(a) He was a combat photographer.
(b) He was a flautist in the army band.
(c) He was a Voice of America reporter.
(d) He was a brigade commander.

13. Why did Ray Wax think soldiers in the regular army were inferior?
(a) Many were from poor educational backgrounds.
(b) Many were from the South.
(c) Many had joined to avoid jail time.
(d) Many tested low on IQ tests.

14. What was the OWI?
(a) Obvious War Information.
(b) Office of War Information.
(c) Official War Information.
(d) Outstanding War Information.

15. Why was Joseph Small tried for mutiny?
(a) He started a riot at Port Chicago.
(b) He refused to return to duty after the explosion at Port Chicago.
(c) He persuaded other men to refuse to work.
(d) He started the explosion at Port Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ray Wax, why did Americans feel good during WWII?

2. Why were the Japanese pleased when American officers chose their homes to occupy?

3. What did John Baker know if he heard an up-and-down howling siren as a child?

4. How did the Japanese people feel about the Japanese war veterans?

5. How did Yasuko Kurachi Dower believe most Japanese civilians felt about the war?

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