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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Heavy drinking and womanizing caused problems for the army in what area?
(a) Morale.
(b) Organization.
(c) Health.
(d) Discipline.

2. How were military blunders usually treated in official reports?
(a) They were meticulously analyzed.
(b) They were censored.
(c) They were filed confidentially.
(d) They were omitted or distorted.

3. The author suggests that before the outbreak of war, the American military was prepared for what type of performance?
(a) Rapid deployment.
(b) Light duty.
(c) Extended duty.
(d) Heavy duty.

4. According to the author, most of the well-known novels about WWII are really about what?
(a) Officers.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Petty hazing.
(d) Discipline.

5. How common was the use of alcohol as an anodyne?
(a) Ubiquitous.
(b) Frequent.
(c) Uncommon.
(d) Rare.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Italians were considered to prefer which of the following to war?

3. What are the "Unread Books" to which Chapter 5's title alludes?

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

5. Talismans were believed to perform what function?

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