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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many soldiers landed in Normandy on June 6th?
(a) 369,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 254,000.
(d) 127,000

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

3. Who attended the celebrations for the capture of the Pegasus bridge prior to 1984 according to Chapter 11, D-Day Plus Forty Years to D-Day Plus Fifty Years?
(a) The public.
(b) Only those who participated.
(c) Allied soldiers only.
(d) Howard and Gale alone.

4. Why were the paratroopers disoriented when they landed according to Ambrose?
(a) They couldn't find the Ranville church steeple.
(b) They were being shot at.
(c) They didn't have their communication gear.
(d) They didn't have their commanding officers.

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

6. What happened on the bridges at 1000 hours on June 6th?
(a) A German private surrender.
(b) The 21st Panzer counter attack?
(c) A German fighter dropped a bomb.
(d) Gardner was shot and killed.

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

8. What did Sweeney say he heard during a meeting about the current situation of the troops on the Pegasus bridge?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Bagpipes.
(c) Horns.
(d) Flutes.

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

10. Who took over patrolling duties at the bridges after their arrival?
(a) 6th Regiment.
(b) E Company.
(c) 7th Battalion.
(d) 5th Division.

11. Who from Company C participated in operation Market Garden?
(a) Wallwork and Thornton.
(b) Poett.
(c) Gale.
(d) Howard.

12. What direction did Howard and his men start moving after being relieved?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) East.

13. What happened at dawn on June 6th?
(a) Bombing of Hiroshima.
(b) The seaborne invasion.
(c) The loss of Sicily.
(d) The end of the fighting in North Africa.

14. What was highly publicized and celebrated?
(a) The death of Romer.
(b) The 40th anniversary of the capture of the bridge.
(c) The promotion of Howard to General.
(d) The 50th anniversary of the capture of the bridge.

15. How many ships where off the cost of Normandy on June 6th?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 8,500.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 7,500.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Howard try to be reassigned to after recuperating from his car accident?

3. What did Howard use to guide paratroopers to the bridges?

4. How many fatalities were suffered by the time Howard called for a platoon leader meeting?

5. Where were the planes and gliders at Oxford heading to?

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