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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The airman discussed in one example of military blunders, and who was killed by English soldiers, belonged to what allied nation?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Poland.
(c) Morocco.
(d) France.

2. What was the name of the technologically advanced bombsight used by American bombers?
(a) McCellan.
(b) Macintire.
(c) Pauling.
(d) Norden.

3. The presentation of the war by state and public media is best described as which of the following?
(a) Sanitized.
(b) Aggrandizing.
(c) Realistic.
(d) Gruesome.

4. A blunder that causes one force to misidentify another, whether it be friendly or hostile, is called what?
(a) An identification failure.
(b) A recognition error.
(c) An intel-reconnaissance failure.
(d) A target acquisition error.

5. The author suggests that in warfare, blunders are how common?
(a) Ubiquitous.
(b) Rare.
(c) Quite common.
(d) Extremely rare.

Short Answer Questions

1. American's believed that what typically American resource would allow them to win the war?

2. Americans believed that heavy bombers had what quality?

3. How did most Americans regard Pearl Harbor?

4. How were military blunders usually treated in official reports?

5. Why is Julian Maclaren-Ross discussed in the book?

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