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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. What was Djebel el Rhar?
(a) A deep defile with no possibility of crossing it.
(b) A desert river bed and useful hiding spot.
(c) A slightly lower crest to Djebel el Ahmera.
(d) A fortified tower manned by Italian troops.

2. The death of Admiral Darlan is considered to have had what effect on the Allies?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Relief.
(d) Regret.

3. What was stated as the reason for the decision to defer the advance on Tunis?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) American supply issues.
(c) A German re-supply.
(d) French political issues.

4. The War department realized that, for combat effectiveness, divisions should not be left in the line longer than how many days?
(a) Forty to Fifty.
(b) Thrity to Forty.
(c) Fifty to Sixty.
(d) Twenty to Thirty.

5. What was operation SYMBOL?
(a) An Allied conference in Casablanca.
(b) The transport of Winston Churchill to Casablanca.
(c) A British offensive into Kesserine Valley.
(d) The plan to promote General Clark.

Short Answer Questions

1. General Sir Alan Brooke, chief of the Imperial General Staff, had strong opinions about Eisenhower. Which statement best represents his opinion?

2. Who was Bonnier de la Chapelle?

3. What did the H.M.S. Bulolo deliver to Casablanca to assist the British in their cause?

4. In the start of Chapter 7, which traveler was listed as 'Register Number 1.'

5. What was General Everlegh confident would fall before the end of Christmas Day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What character trait made Robinett a difficult officer to command?

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

3. Why was Fredendall's defense plan for Faid Pass considered a World War I defense?

4. How was Longstop positioned so that it represented a strategic point?

5. What effect did the War in North Africa have on the American city of Red Oak?

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

7. General Sir Alan Brooke, is characterized as one of the great generals of the war. But what tragedy in 1925 changed his charmed life and what permanent effects did it have?

8. Why did Terry Allen order Bill Darby's rangers on a secret mission to attack the defile held by enemy artillery recently routed from Gafsa?

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

10. Describe the ancient city Eisenhower visited while the attack in Sidi Bou Zid was taking place?

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