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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did George and Theresa Gondree do for a living?
(a) They were shoe manufacturers.
(b) They were potato farmers.
(c) They owned a cafe.
(d) They owned a sewing shop.

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

3. Howard decided the men from glider #3 would ____________.
(a) Clear the bodies.
(b) Interrogate German prisoners.
(c) Destroy the Benouville cafe.
(d) Reinforce Brotheridge.

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

5. Where would the British infantry head according to the plan set in place for the invasion?
(a) Bayeux.
(b) Caen.
(c) Lile.
(d) Coutances.

6. When was most of the resistance at the Canal bridge subdued?
(a) 0156 hours.
(b) 0241 hours.
(c) 0056 hours.
(d) 0021 hours.

7. What did Von Luck have his men do on May 29, 1944?
(a) Dig holes for anti-glider poles.
(b) Install machine guns.
(c) Put anti-tank cannons in.
(d) Install more anti-air.

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

9. To whom did Georges and Theresa Gondree provide information?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The Allies.
(d) The Spaniards.

10. What canal did the Pegasus Bridge span?
(a) Rhone.
(b) Caen.
(c) Loire.
(d) Seine.

11. Where did Howard and his troops go for training according to Chapter 4?
(a) Devon.
(b) Kent.
(c) Sussex.
(d) Exeter.

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

13. What rank did Helmet Romer have on June 5, 1944, according to Chapter 1?
(a) Major.
(b) Private.
(c) Corporal.
(d) Sergeant.

14. What made the training ground Howard and its men trained on special?
(a) It had two bridges located close together.
(b) It was far from German air scouts.
(c) It was humid like Normandy.
(d) It was easy to access with tanks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who told Howard to developed his plan to take the bridges?

3. What was fired by the bridge sentry after they spotted potential paratroops?

4. Where would the 5th Para Brigade drop according to Howard's orders?

5. Where was Von Luck assigned in 1942?

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