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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drink were Royal Navy servicemen issued with?
(a) Gin.
(b) Schnapps.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Rum.

2. How important was a rumor's accuracy and predictive success for its tendency to spread?
(a) Success was usually ignored.
(b) Success was crucially important.
(c) Success was not important at all.
(d) Success usually ended a rumor.

3. Throughout Chapter 6, the author describes enlisted men as being which of the following?
(a) Poor.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Pitiable.
(d) Faceless.

4. The media presented a view wherein the suffering of the nation's citizenry was linked to what?
(a) Necessary sacrifices.
(b) The enemy's aggression.
(c) Lofty ideals.
(d) A grand strategy.

5. Soldiers in their thirties were often called what?
(a) Pop.
(b) Gramps.
(c) Old man.
(d) Grizzly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the author not list as a cause of the increasing lack of individuality with which solders were treated?

2. How does the author establish the nature of the media's presentation of the war?

3. A blunder that causes one force to misidentify another, whether it be friendly or hostile, is called what?

4. How did advertisers change their strategies during the war?

5. According to the stereotype about Chinese troops, they could survive indefinitely if provided with what?

(see the answer key)

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