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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, The Significance of Pegasus Bridge. pgs. 181-183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many planes provided air cover to the allied landing troops?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 4,000.

2. Howard decided that the men from glider #2 would ________________.
(a) Destroy the pillbox.
(b) Find the German radio.
(c) Clear the banks.
(d) Find the German officers.

3. When did Brigadier Poett land in Normandy in Chapter 5?
(a) 0026 hours.
(b) 1452 hours.
(c) 0019 hours.
(d) 0156 hours

4. What did Georges Gondree dig up from his garden?
(a) 98 bottles of champagne.
(b) A detailed map of German positions.
(c) 65 bottles of cider.
(d) A pot of gold.

5. Why was the morale of Howard's men low after D-Day?
(a) The lack of reconnaissance.
(b) They thought they would return to England after their mission.
(c) They had high casualties.
(d) Lack of food and cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Colonel Hans A. Von Luck command?

2. When did the plan say the paratroopers should arrive at the bridges?

3. Whose accounts, beside those of the British troops, were used in the depiction of the action at the bridges?

4. Where was the 1st Airborne stationed in 1943?

5. What did Sweeney and two other men find after being sent by Howard to reconnect with the regiment?

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