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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which unit of paratroopers drops where they are supposed to with minimum problems?
(a) 3rd Battalion of 222nd.
(b) 1st Battalion of the 505th.
(c) 2nd Battalion of the 505th.
(d) 4th Battalion of the 325th.

3. The Germans have an elite tank division, but lack the ______to sustain operations.
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Trained soldiers.
(c) Strategy.
(d) Fuel.

4. Who does Capt. George Lane meet with when he is captured by the Germans when he is doing reconnaissance on mines?
(a) Jodl.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Rommel.
(d) Gestapo.

5. What are the groups of paratroopers jumping from each plane called?
(a) Clicks.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Sausages.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would be the perfect, yet too obvious, landing site for the D-Day invasion?

3. What do the bomber pilots think is Hitler's "secret weapon"?

4. What do the Germans guarding the artillery posts do to pass time in April and May?

5. What does the SHAEF stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Calvados coast of Normandy chosen as the landing site for the D-Day invasion?

2. What goes wrong with many of the paratroopers' jumps during the invasion?

3. How is the "Transportation Plan" viewed by experts after the war?

4. What role do the hedgerows along the French coast play in the battle of D-Day?

5. What is the role of the normally heralded fighter pilots?

6. What is the fourth front for Germany?

7. What are the striking differences between Rommel and Eisenhower?

8. What efforts does Rommel make to defend the French coastline in addition to the Atlantic Wall?

9. What is Rommel doing in the days before the invasion?

10. How do the British gather intelligence about the French coast?

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