Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the 6th Airborne stationed in 1943?
(a) North Africa.
(b) Guam.
(c) England.
(d) U.S.A.

2. What did Bailey and other men do at the bridge as the attack started?
(a) Died.
(b) Threw grenades into the pillbox.
(c) Jumped in the river.
(d) Hid.

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

4. What did Howard insist all the men in his company do?
(a) Watch war movies.
(b) Train at hand to hand combat every day.
(c) Participate in some kind of sport.
(d) Speak German.

5. What was fired by the bridge sentry after they spotted potential paratroops?
(a) A flare.
(b) An anti tank round.
(c) The anti air machine gun.
(d) A warning shot.

6. What language besides French did Georges speak?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Russian.

7. What did Howard know about the Gondrees?
(a) They owned a cafe.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They were collaborators.
(d) They were resistance.

8. How did the man killed in glider #2 die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He died from a head trauma.
(c) He had a heart attack.
(d) He was shot by a German.

9. How long did it take Hickman to reach his headquarters?
(a) Nine hours.
(b) Six hours.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Ten hours.

10. What was Howard not allowed to do with the maps, photos, and his plan to take the bridges?
(a) Sit with them at the building.
(b) Devise training plans from them.
(c) Study them.
(d) Leave the building.

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

12. Where was Brotheridge hit?
(a) The neck.
(b) The leg.
(c) The back.
(d) The hand.

13. How far were most of the paratroopers from the bridges after their drop?
(a) 15 Kilometers.
(b) 20 Kilometers.
(c) 36 Kilometers.
(d) 50 Kilometers.

14. Who was on duty on the canal bridge when the gliders landed?
(a) Romer.
(b) Von Luck.
(c) Schmidt.
(d) Hemmer.

15. Where was Hans A. Von Luck's headquarters?
(a) Caen.
(b) Ranville.
(c) Brest.
(d) Vimont.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made the training ground Howard and its men trained on special?

2. How many fatalities were there because of the landing in glider #1?

3. What canal did the Pegasus Bridge span?

4. When was most of the resistance at the Canal bridge subdued?

5. Where did Howard and his troops go for training according to Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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