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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hunch of Eisenhower's in regards to General Giraud looks to be accurate?
(a) That Giraud was following orders from Petain after all.
(b) That Giraud was waiting out the results of TORCH before committing to the Allied cause.
(c) That he would not settle for less than being appointed Commander-in-Chief of all Allied forces.
(d) That Giraud was an Axis spy.

2. Rommel was rewarded the Field Marshal's Baton for:
(a) His success in routing French forces from the Suez Canal.
(b) A successful Blitskrieg against massed French loyalists in Paris.
(c) Successfully capturing Stalingrad, Russia.
(d) Capturing 30,000 British Commonwealth troops in Tobruk, Libya.

3. What two particular subjects did Mark Clark know of that would have made him a valuable capture for the Axis Cause?
(a) French allies and Italian conspirators.
(b) The identity of several British spies and details of TORCH.
(c) Details of TORCH and Ultra.
(d) The two airbases used to cover the landing.

4. TORCH is considered by the author to have been:
(a) "The most daring amphibious operation in the history of modern warfare."
(b) "Poorly planned but excellently executed."
(c) "Primarily a diversionary tactic to relieve pressure on the Soviet Union."
(d) "The single worst tactical decision of the war."

5. According to Allen, why does a soldier fight?
(a) Because that's what he's trained to do.
(b) For his country, his family, and his sense of honor.
(c) To prove that his unit is the best in the Army and that he has as much guts as anybody else in the unit.
(d) To save suffering humanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. In contrast to other offensives, in the taking Safi, the U.S. sustained casualties considered:

2. What did Allen determine to do instead of following Colonel Greer's suggestion?

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

4. According to Rear Admiral Bennett, the RESERVIST plan was:

5. According to the author, North Africa is where the Axis forever lost:

(see the answer key)

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