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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types of bombers were believed to be key to the war-effort?
(a) Medium bombers.
(b) Fighter-bombers.
(c) Heavy bombers.
(d) Jet-propelled bombers.

2. According to a common stereotype, Chinese troops were consider to be what?
(a) Ferocious.
(b) Cowardly.
(c) Crack shots.
(d) Dependable.

3. In the iconic pre-war image discussed in Chapter 1, the soldiers are best described as being which of the following?
(a) Young.
(b) Determined.
(c) Experienced.
(d) Tired.

4. What was one way that the military controlled the reports of blunders coming from embedded reporters?
(a) Bribery.
(b) Censorship.
(c) Threats.
(d) Trickery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What factor does the author cite as being the most important in causing one force to misidentify another?

2. Throughout Chapter 6, the author describes enlisted men as being which of the following?

3. What term does the author not use as an example of vocabulary intended to demean enlisted men?

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

5. Japanese troops were typically stereotyped as being what?

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