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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What best describes the enemy structure referred to as the 'Kasbah' by Americans?
(a) A sixteenth-century Portuguese fortress.
(b) A large barn temporarily used as U.S. Army barracks.
(c) A tower originally built during the crusades now used by a nest of snipers.
(d) A beach resort used as a French command center.

2. What went wrong with operation VILLAIN?
(a) Only thirty-percent of planes made it past Axis defenses.
(b) Bad weather with incorrectly timed and broadcasted beacons.
(c) German air raids delayed the departure.
(d) Bad fuel caused several plane engines to seize in the air and forced crash landings in Spain.

3. North Africa is where the Allies agreed on a policy of:
(a) Unconditional surrender.
(b) Military autonomy.
(c) Blitzkrieg.
(d) Detente.

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

5. What new piece of highly effective German equipment was introduced in the battle of November 26th in the Tine Valley?
(a) Rocket launchers on tracks.
(b) Wing mounted anti-personnel guns.
(c) The Bazooka.
(d) An armor peircing long-barreled 75mm gun mounted on Panzers.

6. America declared war on Germany upon:
(a) When the Italian government declared war on France and Britain.
(b) The advance of German troops into Poland.
(c) The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
(d) When German troops unfurled an enormous Swastika flag from the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris.

7. Upon being made Mussolini's deputy, what plan did Kesselring devise?
(a) To build a bridgehead around Tunis and plan a counter attack.
(b) A consolidation of forces aimed at breaking the Allied forces up.
(c) To give up North Africa as slowly as possible to buy time for the Axis campaign in Russia.
(d) An immediate assault on Oran.

8. What was Robert Murphy's mission in Algiers?
(a) To launch an insurrection of the Vichy French.
(b) To sabotage the Axis airfield.
(c) To spike the guns in the shore batteries.
(d) To escort Allied agents into the city to plant bombs.

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

10. What did Eisenhower suspect of General Giraud?
(a) Axis sympathies.
(b) Anti-semitism.
(c) A bluff.
(d) Cowardess.

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

12. What did Allen determine to do instead of following Colonel Greer's suggestion?
(a) Bifurcate the city with tanks and take the high ground first.
(b) Bypass St. Cloud.
(c) Concentrate his troops and make one desperate last push.
(d) Use air support and cover of night to take out specific enemy installations.

13. According to the author, why was Allen's decision important in a historical context?
(a) It was the most bloodiest drive of the campaign and could have been the deciding factor in gaining French support.
(b) It was the first singular tactical decision by an Americn general in the liberation of Europe.
(c) It was the most complicated coordination of tanks and ground troops to that date in modern warfare.
(d) It was singularly reckless and signaled his key flaw as a commander.

14. Where did the U.S. deception plans for TORCH suggest possible landing sites for the fleet?
(a) The Middle East, India or The Istrian Peninsula.
(b) China, Ethiopia or France.
(c) Scandinavia, France or the Middle East.
(d) France, Germany or Denmark.

15. A British Tommy is quoted as saying:
(a) "Through France passes our shortest route to the Heart of Germany."
(b) "The last war was a war to end war. This war's to start 'em up again."
(c) "To the victor, go the spoils."
(d) "No guts. No glory."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What hunch of Eisenhower's in regards to General Giraud looks to be accurate?

3. What was the plan for integrating U.S. units into British lead military organizations?

4. While Patton was made a national hero in taking Casablanca, which defects were also revealed, according to the author?

5. Who wrote: "Would God I might die with my sword in hand / Ringed by dead foes all around."

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