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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 does OWI stand for?

2. What do the troops use to blow holes in the barbed wire?

3. At what hour do most of the tanks roll ashore?

4. Which beach do the Canadians take?

5. Which German commander is faulted for the Allies taking Omaha Beach?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when a signalman mistakenly thinks the Vierville steeple is an observation point?

3. How does World War II dramatically change the lives of women on the home front?

4. How does "Rangers Lead the Way" become an official motto?

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

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

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

8. What is the "best ally" the Allies had lost by dawn of D-Day?

9. What else is happening with the Eisenhower family on June 6, 1944?

10. Who is the "Sergeant York of World War II"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the enormous task of committing this historical day to the page. What effect is created with the divisions of chapters? Where do the chapter titles originate? What is the overall effect for the reader created by Ambrose?

Essay Topic 2

It is said that the war was won with British brains and American brawn. What are the differences between the armed forces of the two countries and how do their strengths and weaknesses contribute to victory?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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