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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plan did Colonel Frank Greer suggest that was countermanded by Terry Allen?
(a) A creeping artillery barrage through the town of St. Cloud.
(b) A building by building guerrilla campaign by infantry.
(c) Utilize the hill as a defilade and wait for tank support.
(d) Circle the town and cut if off from it's supply of troops from Oran.

2. What knocked Major Robert Moore to the ground at the battle for Lambiridi?
(a) A stone thrown by French soldiers who had expended their ammunition.
(b) A gunshot that creased his helmet.
(c) A ground mine.
(d) A mortar shell that exploded six feet in front of his position.

3. While Patton was made a national hero in taking Casablanca, which defects were also revealed, according to the author?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) A childish propensity to feud with other services.
(c) An incapacity to empathize with frightened soldiers.
(d) A wonton disregard of logistics.

4. What promise did General Patton make to the President of the United States in the presence of Rear Admiral Hewitt?
(a) "The French will capitulate quickly."
(b) "I will ride into battle on horseback."
(c) "I will leave the beaches either a conqueror or a corpse."
(d) "We will make the crossing without the loss of a single boat."

5. Who traveled to Gibraltar under the nom de guerre of "General Howe."
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) George Patton.
(d) Ted Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Against the wishes of his generals, the president of the United States canceled which plan in preference for a North African invasion?

2. On January 1, 1942, twenty-six countries signed an agreement to forswear any separate peace without mutual concurrence and to make a common cause of "life, liberty independence, and religious freedom, and to preserve the rights of man and justice." This group of nations called themselves:

3. What rouse did the French employ when repairing the gun turret on the Jean Bart?

4. What was considered "the single most decisive act of the Second World War," by historian Marin Gilbert?

5. What was Robert Murphy's mission in Algiers?

(see the answer key)

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