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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the German people in the surrounding rural areas do when they saw the American soldiers in Chapter Seventeen, "Drinking Hitler's Champagne: Berchtesgaden: May 1-8, 1945"?
(a) Hid in their homes.
(b) Cheered the end of the war.
(c) Shot at them.
(d) Cursed at them.

3. The Army deactivated Easy Company on what date?
(a) November 30, 1945.
(b) November 31, 1945.
(c) August 11, 1945.
(d) January 5, 1946.

4. What holiday had the men of Easy Company been looking forward to before being ordered to Bastogne?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Flag day.
(d) Fourth of July.

5. Easy Company occupied an area on the Rhine, near where in Chapter Sixteen, "Getting to Know the Enemy: Germany: April 2-30, 1945"?
(a) Alsace.
(b) Zell am See.
(c) Dusseldorf.
(d) Berlin.

6. The goal of the German offensive in the Battle of Bastogne was the harbor located where?
(a) Uden.
(b) Veghel.
(c) Antwerp.
(d) Zetten.

7. In Chapter Eighteen, "The Soldier's Dream Life: Austria: May 8-July 31, 1945" a drunken soldier shot who in the head?
(a) Major Winters.
(b) Sergeant "Chuck" Grant.
(c) Captain Speirs.
(d) General Patton.

8. Where did many of the men obtain weekend passes to visit in Chapter Ten, "Resting, Recovering, and Refitting: Mourmelon-le-Grand: November 26-December 18, 1944"?
(a) Paris.
(b) Zetten.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Uden.

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

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

11. What was the name of Hitler's mountain retreat?
(a) The Wolf's Den.
(b) The Monkey Tree.
(c) Eagle's Nest.
(d) Mount Adolph.

12. 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 river.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A field.

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

14. On December 21st, 1944, what platoon leader gathered his men for a combat patrol to collect information and secure a German prisoner for interrogation?
(a) Lieutenant Peacock.
(b) Lieutenant Henry Jones.
(c) Lieutenant Stokes.
(d) Lieutenant Pisancin.

15. Who gave the command for Easy Company's advance in Chapter Twelve, "The Breaking Point: Bastogne: January 1-13, 1945"?
(a) Dike.
(b) McAuliffe.
(c) Winters.
(d) Patton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took command after Easy Company's new commanding officer retreated and left the company on its own in Chapter Twelve, "The Breaking Point: Bastogne: January 1-13, 1945"?

2. Who was the friend and alcohol connoisseur who shared in the findings of Hitler's liquor and wine cellar in Chapter Seventeen, "Drinking Hitler's Champagne: Berchtesgaden: May 1-8, 1945"?

3. Who participated in the attack on Noville?

4. Where did the American soldiers sleep during battle in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?

5. In Chapter Sixteen, "Getting to Know the Enemy: Germany: April 2-30, 1945" Easy Company traveled into Germany as an occupation force rather than what?

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