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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What causes most of the casualties on Utah Beach?
(a) Tanks.
(b) Flak.
(c) Artillery fire.
(d) Mines.
2. What accidentally gets eaten in England before they can be put aboard a plane to Normandy?
(a) Turkeys.
(b) Doves.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Eagles.
3. The British Airborne Division was criticized for not pushing into ________.
(a) Cotentin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Caen.
(d) Calais.
4. What is Sgt. Harrison Summers awarded for his bravery in taking the German barracks?
(a) Distinguished Service Cross.
(b) Presidental Award.
(c) Congressional Medal of Honor.
(d) Purple Heart.
5. What is the approximate number of Allied casualties from D-Day?
(a) 4900.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 2500.
(d) 11,000.
6. In the closing paragraph of the book, Eisenhower says D-Day was fought for __________.
(a) Conquest.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Destiny.
(d) Glory.
7. Many of the medics on D-Day are actually what?
(a) Volunteers.
(b) Clerks.
(c) Women.
(d) Cooks.
8. 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.
9. Of the 2,400 tons of supplies scheduled to reach Omaha Beach, how much gets ashore?
(a) 2000 tons.
(b) 1000 tons.
(c) 100 tons.
(d) 200 tons.
10. What does UDT stand for?
(a) Undercover Destroyer Teams.
(b) Underwater Detonation Technique.
(c) Undercover Deception Timetable.
(d) Underwater Demolition Teams.
11. Who does D-Day portray as being cowardly?
(a) Bomber pilots.
(b) Coxswains.
(c) Paratroopers.
(d) Boat skippers.
12. How many weeks after D-Day do the Allies capture Caen?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.
13. What does "Nous Restons Ici" mean?
(a) Never give up.
(b) We are staying here.
(c) We will remember.
(d) Never surrender.
14. Which beach do the Canadians take?
(a) Sword.
(b) Juno.
(c) Gold.
(d) Utah.
15. Where is the one German general who would have disobeyed Hitler and launched a tank counter attack?
(a) In jail.
(b) Visiting his wife.
(c) Dead.
(d) With his girlfriend.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are "Hobart's Funnies"?
2. The objective of Ranger Company is taking ___________.
3. The 5th Ranger Battalion sets up its command post outside of __________.
4. How do most Americans get their news about the war?
5. What does OWI stand for?
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