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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who controlled access to war zones for public media staff?
(a) The military.
(b) The state media.
(c) The executive branch.
(d) War planners.

2. Copies of the New Testament were frequently altered in what way?
(a) By adding a steel backing to them.
(b) By replacing their covers with canvas.
(c) By dyeing the pages red.
(d) By tearing out the book of Acts.

3. What are the "Unread Books" to which Chapter 5's title alludes?
(a) The stories about secret military plans.
(b) The vague orders given to many officers.
(c) The lives that dead soldiers never got to experience.
(d) The lack of interest most officers had for their men.

4. Why did enlisted men require an "anodyne"?
(a) To deal with the loss of friends.
(b) To make up for their low self-images.
(c) To cope with the stresses of warfare.
(d) To provide a distraction.

5. Public media took its cues from what source?
(a) State media.
(b) Military leaders.
(c) The executive branch.
(d) War planners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conditions caused servicemen to set aside the preoccupation with women as objects of sexualized desire?

2. What nation does the author believe to have military training particularly suited to the comparison that he draws?

3. What drink were Royal Navy servicemen issued with?

4. Who was the editor of Horizon?

5. Citizens were considered subversive if they did not participate in what efforts?

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