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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day are the two soldiers sent to the French coast to get secret soil samples by the Allies?
(a) New Year's.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) Easter.

2. Where is Eisenhower born?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Maine.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Kansas.

3. Who are considered the knights in shining armor of World War II?
(a) Fighter pilots.
(b) Battalion leaders.
(c) Submarine captains.
(d) Allied commanders.

4. What do Allied troops use to keep water out of their riffles during the invasion?
(a) Wax.
(b) Band-aids.
(c) Corks.
(d) Condoms.

5. Where does Eisenhower give an impromptu graduation address in the spring of 1944?
(a) Sorbonne.
(b) Sandhurst.
(c) West Point.
(d) Slapton Sands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the troops call their inflatable life vests?

2. What do the troops use to blow holes in the barbed wire?

3. How many bombers are shot down by Luftwaffe on D-Day?

4. Where is the command post of General Bradley?

5. How many divisions do the Allies have in France when they first meet German troops in 1944?

(see the answer key)

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