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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At what hour do most of the tanks roll ashore?
(a) 2000.
(b) 0600.
(c) 1200.
(d) 1800.
2. In the closing paragraph of the book, Eisenhower says D-Day was fought for __________.
(a) Destiny.
(b) Conquest.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Glory.
3. What is the 5th Ranger Battalion's objective?
(a) Calias.
(b) Vierville.
(c) Les Moulins.
(d) Pointe-du-Hoc.
4. The scene at Easy Red is likened to what?
(a) Chicago slaughterhouse.
(b) Bar brawl.
(c) Hollywood western.
(d) Operating room.
5. At what hour does Rommel hear of the invasion?
(a) 0600.
(b) 1030.
(c) 0730.
(d) 0930.
6. Sgt. Harrison Summers became known as the _____ of World War II.
(a) Hero.
(b) Tall tale.
(c) Captain Dan.
(d) Sergeant York.
7. Who is commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War I?
(a) Colonel George Marshall.
(b) General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) General George Patton.
(d) General John J. Pershing.
8. How many men are under General Bradley's command?
(a) 400,000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 22,000.
(d) 250,000.
9. What has knocked out Jahnke's fortifications at Exit 2?
(a) Flying Fortresses.
(b) Marauders.
(c) Freedom Fighters.
(d) Liberators.
10. What is the code name for the two Allied submarines that cross the Channel two days early?
(a) Grosse.
(b) Game.
(c) Gamble.
(d) Gambit.
11. What do the troops call their inflatable life vests?
(a) Mae Wests.
(b) Pin-ups.
(c) Marilyns.
(d) Debbies.
12. How long do the Canadians spend in Normandy?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six days.
13. What does ECB stand for?
(a) Engineer Company Boats.
(b) Echo Company Battalions.
(c) Engineer Combat Battalions.
(d) Echo Combat Boats.
14. What does the 12th Infantry, 8th Regiment worry about more than snipers as they try to meet up with the 82nd Airborne?
(a) Friendly fire.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Hedgerows.
(d) Being taken prisoner.
15. People at home wait and pray that who does not knock on their door?
(a) Western Union.
(b) Military police.
(c) A Priest.
(d) The Office of Military Personnel.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who aids in the Allies holding Pegasus Bridge?
2. Interrogators threaten to turn the German POWs over to whom?
3. Who is the first American to stand atop the bluffs?
4. How high are the French hedgerows?
5. The 5th Ranger Battalion sets up its command post outside of __________.
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