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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through They Got Us Surrounded-the Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who replaced Sobel as C.O. of Easy Company in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?
(a) Lieutenant Thomas Meehan.
(b) First Lieutenant Robert B. Brewer.
(c) First Lieutenant Norman Staunton Dike, Jr.
(d) First Lieutenant Frederick Theodore Heyliger.

2. Who was shot in the neck by a German soldier and paralyzed when the opposing line attempted to break through in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?
(a) Corporal Hoobler.
(b) Corporal Dukeman.
(c) Corporal Gordon.
(d) Corporal Mellet.

3. What refers to a court consisting of military or naval personnel appointed by a commander to try charges of offenses by soldiers or sailors against military or naval law?
(a) Court martial.
(b) Presidential court.
(c) Kangaroo court.
(d) Military court.

4. What refers to a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary and cold conditions?
(a) Swamp foot.
(b) Garbage toe.
(c) Rubbish boot.
(d) Trench foot.

5. The military set up a ring of defense around the city of Bastogne and Easy Company's position was in a woody area across from what?
(a) A canyon.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A river.
(d) A field.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, when confronted with a written request from German General Luttwitz for surrender of Bastogne, replied "NUTS!"?

2. What did Easy Company encounter and eradicate in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?

3. On December 21st, 1944, what platoon leader gathered his men for a combat patrol to collect information and secure a German prisoner for interrogation?

4. At the end of October, 1943, Sobel assigned Winters to what inspection duty?

5. Easy Company was assigned to a risky and vital operation where in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?

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