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

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

3. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, what are the soldiers towing?
(a) Heavy artillery.
(b) A light field-piece.
(c) Ammunition and supplies.
(d) A destroyed enemy vehicle.

4. Why is Julian Maclaren-Ross discussed in the book?
(a) He denounced precision bombing doctrine.
(b) He committed almost no blunders.
(c) He committed many blunders.
(d) He created precision bombing doctrine.

5. What factor does the author cite as being the most important in causing one force to misidentify another?
(a) Differing service branches.
(b) The use of new battalion insignia.
(c) The use of camouflage.
(d) Differing nationalities.

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. Americans believed that heavy bombers had what quality?

3. What was one way that the military controlled the reports of blunders coming from embedded reporters?

4. How did much of the American public react to initial reports of violence, chaos and casualty figures?

5. Which of the following qualities of warfare does the author NOT suggest to be a contributing factor in military blunders?

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