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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group is the first to attend the Assault Training Center?

2. What is the date of the final dress rehearsal for D-Day?

3. What is attached to the LCTs by wire cable as they make their way to the beach?

4. What is the landing site the Allies choose for the D-Day invasion?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the British airborne fare in comparison to the dismal deployment of the American paratroopers?

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

3. Why does Hitler believe an Anglo-American offensive poses a greater threat to Germany than the Russians?

4. What causes the panzer unit to arrive fourteen days late to Normandy?

5. How does the weather effect the start of the invasion?

6. What is the first movement of the invasion?

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

8. What do Eisenhower's subordinates think of him as a leader?

9. While the Allies train obsessively, how are the Germans conducting training?

10. What are the plans for taking Omaha beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the preparation for the invasion made by the Germans and the Allies. What explains the Germans' lackadaisical approach to preparing for the coming Allied invasion?

Essay Topic 2

Ambrose says in the Prologue that his book is about the young men who were molded by the 20's and 30's to become the heroes of D-Day. Discuss what he means by this.

Essay Topic 3

The book is largely told through the voices of the men who survived the fight. Choose two or three stories in particular to discuss the impact they had on the reader and the overall story of D-Day.

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