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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the division hold a parade that top Army leaders, including General Eisenhower, attended?
(a) May, 1946.
(b) March, 1945.
(c) May, 1945.
(d) June, 1946.

2. In Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944," the troops landed amidst confusion and were scattered over an area how large?
(a) 275 acres.
(b) 20 kilometers.
(c) 1 square mile.
(d) 24 city blocks.

3. Who led the final assault on the third and final German gun in the battery in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) Lieutenant Ronald Speirs.
(b) Brigadier General Anthony Clement McAuliffe.
(c) Captain Salve H. Matheson.
(d) First Lieutenant Henry Jones.

4. What was the rally point to which Winters' men headed in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) Ste. Marie-du-Mont.
(b) Caen.
(c) Bayonne.
(d) Paris.

5. Where in France is Mourmelon located?
(a) Northeastern.
(b) Southern.
(c) South central.
(d) Central.

Short Answer Questions

1. Easy Company and the 101st marched toward the fight and dug in to defend Bastogne with no artillery or what?

2. What did Winters later receive for his actions on D-Day?

3. The goal of the German offensive in the Battle of Bastogne was the harbor located where?

4. Who did Major Winters encounter on one occasion after his promotion and stopped to make him salute him in Chapter Fifteen, "The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945"?

5. What were American soldiers on the front lines doing in Bastogne in Chapter Ten, "Resting, Recovering, and Refitting: Mourmelon-le-Grand: November 26-December 18, 1944"?

(see the answer key)

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