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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. The Island in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944" was surrounded by what?
(a) Diseased seabirds.
(b) Seals.
(c) Jagged rocks.
(d) Enbankments.

2. The day after Christmas in 1944, whose battalion broke through the German lines, providing much-needed food, supplies and support?
(a) General Smith's.
(b) General McAuliffe's.
(c) General Taylor's.
(d) General Patton's.

3. Growing dissatisfaction with Sobel's lack of tactical skill made some officers consider approaching who about the problem in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?
(a) Colonel Sink.
(b) Major Clarence Hester.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Strayer.
(d) Major Oliver M. Horton.

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

5. The Siege of Bastogne lasted from December 20 to when?
(a) January 2.
(b) January 10.
(c) December 27.
(d) January 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. Who attempted to keep the men's spirits high although morale was low due to the dreadful conditions in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?

3. What refers to the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns?

4. 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?

5. What did the Americans secure with the assistance of tanks in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?

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