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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 accidentally gets eaten in England before they can be put aboard a plane to Normandy?
(a) Doves.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Pigeons.

2. How long does it take the Germans to erect the Atlantic Wall?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 10 months.

3. What is the 5th Ranger Battalion's objective?
(a) Calias.
(b) Pointe-du-Hoc.
(c) Vierville.
(d) Les Moulins.

4. What does OWI stand for?
(a) Office of War Information.
(b) Office of War Interrogation.
(c) Official War Information.
(d) Official Work Interaction.

5. Who does D-Day portray as being cowardly?
(a) Coxswains.
(b) Boat skippers.
(c) Bomber pilots.
(d) Paratroopers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has knocked out Jahnke's fortifications at Exit 2?

2. How many troops drop into Normandy on D-Day?

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

4. Which German commander is wounded by shrapnel and taken aboard an Allied medical ship?

5. By nightfall on D-Day, there are 25,000 men ashore at the cost of how many casualties?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Rangers of the 116th A Company quickly lose their cockiness as they approach Omaha Beach?

2. What happens to Capt. John Tillett and his prized carrier pigeons?

3. What is the story of Jacqueline Thornton on Sword Beach?

4. How does Eisenhower describe his feelings to Walter Cronkite 20 years after the invasion?

5. How do the Canadian divisions fare on Juno Beach?

6. How does Captain Rich assemble his plane after arriving on Omaha Beach?

7. What do Americans criticize the British for after the events of D-Day are analyzed?

8. How do the warships contribute to D-Day?

9. How is the situation with the wounded on D-Day unique in military history?

10. Why do the Germans surrender Utah beach?

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