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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ward disagree with the decision to take Sened station?
(a) It was widely considered a suicide mission.
(b) It could be taken by a smaller, closer, force.
(c) It gave away their intentions of striking at Maknassy.
(d) It split his force in four ways.

2. Although the Allies were aware of the numbers of Axis troops pouring into Tunis, they misjudged the situation in what way?
(a) By assuming the terrain was in Allied favor.
(b) By assuming these troops were ment to reinforce the Middle East.
(c) By assuming supply issues would hamper the German's ability to fight.
(d) By assuming these troops were of low category and without motor transport.

3. According to the author, the end of the cavalry era came not with a bang, but with:
(a) A successful routing of an Italian regiment.
(b) A quiet retreat from a botched midnight excursion across Axis lines.
(c) A dinner bell.
(d) The grinding of tank gears.

4. Which two passes did the Germans utilize in operation Fruhlingswind?
(a) Maizila Pass and El Fekka Pass.
(b) Faid Pass and Bir el Hafey Pass.
(c) Faid Pass and Maizila Pass.
(d) Hatab Pass and Maizila Pass.

5. What was Leedstown?
(a) The U.S.S. Leedstown was the first victim of the Luftwaffe in the North African campaign.
(b) The English city from which the bulk of the Royal Airforce departed for Africa.
(c) The Allied name for the supply depot built in Algiers.
(d) An upgraded English tank thought to be more conducive to desert warfare.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what makes Medjez-el-Bab a strategically important location?

2. America declared war on Germany upon:

3. Who said the following: "...infantry, like whiskey, loses potency when diluted."

4. What did Eisenhower suspect of General Giraud?

5. Hitler reinforced Tunis because of what realization, according to the author?

(see the answer key)

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