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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Allegedly, agents working for the axis spread what rumor?
(a) French women all bore venereal diseases.
(b) Soldiers' wives were unfaithful.
(c) The Oder river had never been crossed by an invading force.
(d) German soldiers ate metal shavings with their food.

2. What was Ernie Pyle's profession?
(a) Junior officer.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Senior enlisted serviceman.
(d) Author.

3. Americans believed that heavy bombers had what quality?
(a) Perfect accuracy.
(b) Invincibility.
(c) Unlimited mobility.
(d) Stealth.

4. American's believed that what typically American resource would allow them to win the war?
(a) Individualism.
(b) Industry.
(c) Know-how.
(d) Improvisation.

5. What is unusual about the friendly-fire incident discussed in Chapter 2 and illustrated on page 18?
(a) The bombs were all duds.
(b) No one was hurt.
(c) It is still denied by military officials to this day.
(d) It was covered up.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, the soldiers are best described as being which of the following?

2. Which of the following is not a concept that the iconic pre-war image in Chapter 1 is said to convey?

3. The author states that most of the weapons issued to American armed forces suffered from what problems?

4. The author suggests that in warfare, blunders are how common?

5. Throughout Chapter 6, the author describes enlisted men as being which of the following?

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