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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which American commander stands up and symbolically throws the thick book of D-Day plans over his shoulder?
(a) Col. Van Fleet.
(b) Col. Good.
(c) Brig. General Cota.
(d) Capt. Miller.

2. Where does Eisenhower go to college?
(a) Notre Dame.
(b) West Point.
(c) Annapolis.
(d) Harvard.

3. Who is against the initial plans for the British airborne forces to take Caen?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Montgomery.

4. What are B-24s known as?
(a) Liberators.
(b) Freedom Fighters.
(c) Marauders.
(d) Flying Fortresses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who interviews Eisenhower about D-Day in 1964?

2. Who is commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War I?

3. Which unit of paratroopers drops where they are supposed to with minimum problems?

4. Utah Beach is the code name for what part of the French coast?

5. Maj. A. J. C. Rosevear is assigned to destroy three bridges on the ______ River.

(see the answer key)

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