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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Easy Company was involved with a mission to take what beach on D-Day?
(a) Oregon Beach.
(b) Idaho Beach.
(c) Utah Beach.
(d) California Beach.

2. After how much time in parachute training did the Easy Company make their first jump?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 100 hours.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 1 month.

3. One of the incompetent officers who attempted to take command of Easy Company was suspected of doing what so he could be evacuated in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) Stabbing his eye.
(b) Slapping a fellow officer.
(c) Cutting off his toe.
(d) Shooting his hand.

4. In Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944," Easy Company moved to reserve status and was tasked with what?
(a) Invading Normandy.
(b) Rebuilding a church.
(c) Defending regimental headquarters.
(d) Protecting the Queen.

5. Where did Easy Company board a train for in May, 1943?
(a) Athens, Georgia.
(b) Springfield, Illinois.
(c) Sturgis, Kentucky.
(d) Springfield, Missouri.

6. What did Winters have for the first time after the invasion on D-Day?
(a) A drink.
(b) A cigar.
(c) A coca cola.
(d) A cigarette.

7. What refers to a small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area?
(a) Rat nest.
(b) Bear den.
(c) Foxhole.
(d) Wolf den.

8. After how long at the battle at Carentan were the men of Easy Company relieved from the front lines?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

9. How many German troops did Winters' group encounter sitting to rest in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) Less than 50.
(b) 80.
(c) 12.
(d) Over 100.

10. Who was the Easy Company's commanding officer in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) Major Oliver M. Horton.
(b) Captain Herbert Sobel.
(c) First Lieutenant Henry Jones.
(d) Captain Lewis Nixon.

11. What portion of parachute training were the men of the Easy Company excused from?
(a) Physical training.
(b) Parachute packing.
(c) Psychological training.
(d) Sleep deprivation.

12. The Germans relied more on its counterattack rather than its what, as advised to the troops in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?
(a) Air offenses.
(b) Ground defences.
(c) Air defenses.
(d) Coastal defenses.

13. The platoon of how many men pushed back two companies of Germans in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) 29.
(b) 35.
(c) 112.
(d) 75.

14. 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) 1 square mile.
(d) 275 acres.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did training take place in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?

2. The men who completed five successful jumps in parachute training received a certificate and what to denote them certified parachutists?

3. The men of Easy Company were rewarded after D-Day in England with new gear, pay and what?

4. Who led the final assault on the third and final German gun in the battery in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?

5. When Winters was promoted in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944" it had been how long since his previous promotion?

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