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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was General Nehring replaced by?
(a) Field Marshal Albert Kesselring.
(b) General Hans-Jurgen von Arnim.
(c) Field Marshal erwin Rommel.
(d) Captain Wilhelm Knoche.

2. According to the author, how had Eisenhower been "outflanked" by the British in the Casablanca conference?
(a) His command structure was changed to put three British deputies, with independent authority, below him to oversee air, land and sea operations.
(b) A special envoy was forced upon him to assist with political matters.
(c) He was forced to relocate his operations office back to Gibralter where the British felt they could have better oversight.
(d) The position of a British general to oversee British and French troops was created, to be filled at a later date.

3. General Sir Alan Brooke, chief of the Imperial General Staff, had strong opinions about Eisenhower. Which statement best represents his opinion?
(a) "Eisenhower as a general is hopeless! He submerges himself in politics and neglects his military duties."
(b) "He is singularly responsible for this mess and should be demoted to Lieutenant."
(c) "A great politician; a mediocre commander. He will need more than faith to win this war."
(d) "Eisenhower is the only person capable of bringing this mess together."

4. Patton's II Corps had reached 88,473 men, the author notes that this is exactly the same size as what other American force?
(a) Sherman's army in Carolina at the end of the Civil War.
(b) General George Washington's force at Valley Forge.
(c) General Lee's force in the Mexican-American War.
(d) The combined forces of the troops who fought at Gettysburg.

5. What order threatened the success of Rommel's push on Tebessa?
(a) To attack East but only as far as Le Kef.
(b) Only half the tanks requested were allotted to the task.
(c) The order to cancel air support.
(d) Repositioning the force futher to the north.

Short Answer Questions

1. Combat exhaustion claimed what portion of casualties?

2. Who did Montgomery have a picture of above his desk?

3. What was Djebel el Rhar?

4. What percentage of Panzers taking part of OCHSENKOPF were either destroyed or disabled?

5. What is Longstop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision did General Omar Bradley help Eisenhower to make by giving him a frank opinion on 'the command here?'

2. What was the first administrative struggle Patton faced when taking over II Corps?

3. What was the goal of operation SATIN?

4. In Chapter Six, the assassination of Admiral Darlan is explained. Describe the Assassin's political cause.

5. What controversial proclamation was made by Roosevelt that Churchill later, and probably falsely, claimed had caught him short?

6. What two peculiarities does the author use to characterize Major General Orlando Ward?

7. In the battle at Mareth, Montgomery made a mid-battle change of plans that his admirers consider one of the boldest decisions of his career. What was the decision?

8. General Harold Alexander is introduced in Chapter 9, what was his position and what was his mission?

9. What prescient claim of General 'Santa Clause' Everlegh's would turn out to be true, but not in the way he had hoped?

10. Characteristic of his history of fighting half measures, what command objective did Fredendall insert in Ward's attack plan on Maknassy pass? And how was it answered by Arnim?

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