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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, many American officers were concerned that the British war plan was:
(a) Too consolidated and misdirected in that it attacked only one Axis.
(b) Too bold by far, under-manned by half.
(c) An attempt to curb French ambitions as well as those of the Germans.
(d) To draw out the war to further London's imperial ambitions.

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

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

4. According to the author, what mistake did Ward make after taking Sened station and Maknassy.
(a) Spread his forces across the valley instead of consolidating his forces in Maknassy.
(b) He defied orders by continuing to move down the highway into a German ambush.
(c) He held in Maknassy instead of moving on the Highway 14 gap.
(d) Launched an attack on the Highway 14 gap to the urging of a French liaison officer.

5. What was Anderson's initial proposal for dealing with Hill 609?
(a) To surround it and take it through attrition.
(b) Form a bridgehead before it.
(c) To attack it on two sides.
(d) To ignore it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who traveled to Gibraltar under the nom de guerre of "General Howe."

2. Who wrote the following after the drubbing in Sbeitla: "There is nothing wrong with the common American soldier. His fighting spirit is good. His morale is okay. The deeper he gets into a fight, the more of a fighting man he becomes."

3. What was Fruhlingswind?

4. What plan did the British press on their American counterparts during the conference?

5. Patton's II Corps had reached 88,473 men, the author notes that this is exactly the same size as what other American force?

(see the answer key)

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