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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, D-Day Plus Three Months to D-Day Plus Fifty Years, pgs. 164-173.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many complete glider groups were present when Howard called for a platoon leader meeting?
(a) Two complete glider groups.
(b) One complete glider group.
(c) No complete glider groups.
(d) Three complete glider groups.

2. Who was thrown out of the cockpit by the impact during landing?
(a) Howard and Wallwork.
(b) Poett and Gale.
(c) Wallwork and Poett.
(d) Wallwork and Ainsworth.

3. Where was Von Luck's division reassigned on August 21, 1944?
(a) The Ardennes.
(b) The defense of Berlin.
(c) South of France.
(d) Russia.

4. What happened to the Panzers as soon as they were spotted?
(a) They were attacked by the resistance.
(b) They were let go.
(c) They were shelled.
(d) They were stopped by bombers.

5. Who fired the Piat weapon?
(a) Howard.
(b) Brotheridge.
(c) Poett.
(d) Thornton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was on duty on the canal bridge when the gliders landed?

2. What was the 6th airborne doing in 1943?

3. Who developed the training program of Company D?

4. What company was John Howard part of in 1942?

5. What led the Germans to postpone their counter attack on the bridge according to Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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