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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 becomes the objective of the 1st Army Division?

2. The objective of Ranger Company is taking ___________.

3. What do the troops call their inflatable life vests?

4. What does the 12th Infantry, 8th Regiment worry about more than snipers as they try to meet up with the 82nd Airborne?

5. How many weeks after D-Day do the Allies capture Caen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Omaha Beach constituted to give advantage to the Germans?

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

5. How is the movie The Longest Day inaccurate?

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

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

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

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

10. What are the Allies' mistakes during D-Day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the unifying themes of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Is Ambrose a fair narrator, giving his momentous subject the historical perspective and personal touch it calls for?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the home fronts and the dramatic changes the war brought to the fabric of the various nations involved.

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