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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ambrose have framed on the wall of his office?
(a) Rommel's invasion defense plans.
(b) D-Day maps.
(c) Eisenhower's order of the day.
(d) A letter from Churchill.

2. People at home wait and pray that who does not knock on their door?
(a) A Priest.
(b) Western Union.
(c) Military police.
(d) The Office of Military Personnel.

3. What does Eisenhower want to use behind enemies lines attacking targets in France during D-Day?
(a) Fighter jets.
(b) Bombers.
(c) Tanks.
(d) Snipers.

4. Sgt. Harrison Summers became known as the _____ of World War II.
(a) Sergeant York.
(b) Tall tale.
(c) Captain Dan.
(d) Hero.

5. How many members of the 101st Airborne are captured by Jahnke's Germans?
(a) 25.
(b) 18.
(c) 6.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel does Ambrose refer to when discussing the bomber missions?

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

3. What is Rommel given command of in 1940?

4. What are the Vergeltungswaffen?

5. What river is a boundary between the German's Fifteenth and Seventh army divisions, providing an area of weakness for the Allies?

(see the answer key)

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