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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says it is "the fury of an aroused democracy" that is the key to victory?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Montgomery.

2. What is used to drop the Allied paratroopers behind enemy lines?
(a) F-150s.
(b) C-47 "Dakotas".
(c) C-37 "Devils".
(d) M-626s.

3. What is the landing site the Allies choose for the D-Day invasion?
(a) Pas-de-Calais.
(b) Brittany.
(c) Le Harve.
(d) Calvados.

4. What is the code name for the British system for breaking the German Enigma encoding machine?
(a) Usher.
(b) Ultra.
(c) Excalibur.
(d) Extra.

5. What is the code name for the Germans' elaborate deception to fool the Russians in 1942?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Stalingrade.
(c) Kreml.
(d) Ziemke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which American general is used as a decoy to fool the Germans about the location of D-Day?

2. Where is Eisenhower born?

3. Who is against the initial plans for the British airborne forces to take Caen?

4. Who is the biggest advocate of the Oil Plan?

5. What is the Allied code name for the planned invasion for the spring of 1944?

(see the answer key)

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