Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 Test | Final Test - Easy

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Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 Test | Final Test - Easy

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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 long after the capture of the bridges did Howard anticipate the paratroopers would start to land according to Chapter 6, D-Day: 0026-0600 Hours?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. What did the Spitfire drop on the men at the bridges on the morning of June 6th?
(a) Food.
(b) Early editions of the London Papers.
(c) 250 pound bombs.
(d) Cigarettes.

4. When did the Allies secure Benouville?
(a) By 1800 hours on June 6.
(b) By 1900 hours on June 7.
(c) By 0525 on June 6.
(d) By 0350 on August 21.

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

6. What was made depicting the action at the bridges?
(a) Children stories.
(b) Books.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Numerous movies.

7. How many fatalities were suffered by the time Howard called for a platoon leader meeting?
(a) Five.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

8. How prepared were Von Luck's men for such a situation according to Ambrose?
(a) Very, Von Luck's plans were made for such a situation.
(b) Barely, it was something Von Luck didn't anticipate.
(c) Barely, Von Luck didn't have time to train.
(d) None, the division was on leave.

9. Where were the relief troops for the bridge supposed to come from?
(a) The French Resistance.
(b) The beaches.
(c) There was no relief planned.
(d) A para drop.

10. What was Von Luck waiting for to counterattack with the full force of the 21st Panzer?
(a) To finish his breakfast.
(b) Daylight.
(c) Permission to do so.
(d) To have an accurate picture of what was going on.

11. Who held the bridges on June 6th?
(a) The 15th Scottish regiment.
(b) The 1st Airborne.
(c) Company D and the 7th Battalion.
(d) The 21st Panzer.

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

13. What did the Gondrees learn when the soldiers knocked on their door?
(a) They could not be trusted.
(b) They were German.
(c) They were American.
(d) They were British.

14. Following his car accident, Howard was hospitalized until __________________.
(a) March, 1945.
(b) September, 1944.
(c) March, 1946.
(d) December, 1947.

15. What did Company D become after June 6?
(a) A tank company.
(b) An infantry company.
(c) It was disbanded.
(d) A mechanized company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened at dawn on June 6th?

2. What movie did Howard consult on after the war?

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

4. How many planes provided air cover to the allied landing troops?

5. Where was Von Luck's division reassigned on August 21, 1944?

(see the answer keys)

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