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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, pgs. 97-105.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What direction did Poett go after landing?
(a) The direction the planes flying overhead were going.
(b) The direction of Caen.
(c) The opposite direction of the shot he heard.
(d) The direction of the shot he heard.

2. What was the name of the local resistance leader?
(a) Vion.
(b) Cabu.
(c) Bion.
(d) Charlie.

3. Where was the 6th Airborne slated to deploy during the invasion?
(a) West of Caen.
(b) North of Bagnolet.
(c) East of the Orne River.
(d) South of Lisieux.

4. What was issued to the men of Company D on May 29, 1944?
(a) The escape aid kits.
(b) The rifles.
(c) Their map of the Pegasus bridge area.
(d) Their cyanide capsule.

5. What did Colonel Hans A. Von Luck command?
(a) 2nd Army.
(b) 1st Panzer Corp.
(c) 125th Panzer Grenadier Regiment.
(d) 10th Panzer Regiment.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the plan, who would relieve Howard after his mission was accomplished?

2. Who was piloting one of the gliders according to Chapter 5, D-Day: 0016 to 0026 Hours?

3. When did Howard receive his orders according to D-Day Minus One Month to D-Day?

4. What was the difference between the training regiment of the men and that of the officers?

5. What role would the airborne division have during the invasion?

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