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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. By nightfall on D-Day, there are 25,000 men ashore at the cost of how many casualties?
(a) 300.
(b) 500.
(c) 400.
(d) 200.
2. Which German commander is faulted for the Allies taking Omaha Beach?
(a) Runderstat.
(b) Kraiss.
(c) Marcks.
(d) Rommel.
3. At what hour does Rommel hear of the invasion?
(a) 0730.
(b) 0930.
(c) 0600.
(d) 1030.
4. What accidentally gets eaten in England before they can be put aboard a plane to Normandy?
(a) Doves.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Pigeons.
5. The 5th Ranger Battalion sets up its command post outside of __________.
(a) Les Moulins.
(b) Vierville.
(c) Point-du-Hoc.
(d) Calais.
6. What do the troops call their inflatable life vests?
(a) Marilyns.
(b) Mae Wests.
(c) Pin-ups.
(d) Debbies.
7. Lt. Col. James Earl Rudder is the leader of ___________.
(a) Civil engineers.
(b) Ranger Company.
(c) 82nd Airborne.
(d) Fighter pilots.
8. What is the approximate number of Allied casualties from D-Day?
(a) 2500.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 4900.
(d) 11,000.
9. How long do the Canadians spend in Normandy?
(a) Six months.
(b) Six days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Three months.
10. The Atlantic Wall could be considered the greatest _________ in military history.
(a) Blunder.
(b) Asset.
(c) Feat.
(d) Disaster.
11. What do the Canadians give away to other troops because they expect to be evacuated?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Rations.
(d) Money.
12. What does OWI stand for?
(a) Official Work Interaction.
(b) Official War Information.
(c) Office of War Information.
(d) Office of War Interrogation.
13. What does the 12th Infantry, 8th Regiment worry about more than snipers as they try to meet up with the 82nd Airborne?
(a) Hedgerows.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Friendly fire.
(d) Being taken prisoner.
14. What do many of the troops use as a shield on the beaches?
(a) Shoals and shale.
(b) Landing craft ramps.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) Ammunition packs.
15. What becomes the objective of the 1st Army Division?
(a) Colleville.
(b) Pouppeville.
(c) Pointe-du-Hoc.
(d) Vierville.
Short Answer Questions
1. How high are the French hedgerows?
2. The landscape at the top of the cliffs reminds the Ranger Company of what?
3. Sgt. Harrison Summers became known as the _____ of World War II.
4. What poet does Ambrose quote on the last page of the book?
5. What is Sgt. Harrison Summers awarded for his bravery in taking the German barracks?
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