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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. General Georges Barre was the only Vichy French commander to refuse to kowtow to the Germans. What did he do?
(a) Stormed the Axis command post.
(b) Fled the city for the desert in the south.
(c) Sidled westward into Tunisia's wild hills to await developements.
(d) Led a foiled attack against the palace of the bey.

2. Old Ironsides was both the only tank division to see desert battle in WWII, and:
(a) The only tank division manned by volunteers.
(b) The only tank division trained in amphibious assault.
(c) The only tank division to receive no desert training.
(d) The only tank division equipped with radios.

3. Whose personal credo is: "Always do whatever you can to keep your superior from making a mistake."
(a) Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
(b) Lt. General George Patton.
(c) Colonel Paul Robinett.
(d) Major General J.S. Nichols.

4. What encounter occurred on November 26th, one day after the successful raid on the airport in Djedeida, between newly outfitted Panzers and John Water's First Battalion, and is considered a 'draw' by the author?
(a) The defining battle for air superiority in Tunisia.
(b) The first tank battle of World War II.
(c) The first strategic ambush by Germans using French troops as bait.
(d) The first of multiple attempts for Americans to take Couigui Pass.

5. Hitler reinforced Tunis because of what realization, according to the author?
(a) That the Vichy French alliance had collapsed.
(b) That North Africa could be used as a platform for the invasion of southern Europe.
(c) That the American claim to plan a landing on the shores of Normandy was a rouse.
(d) That Italy would not be able to adequately face the size of the Allied force there.

Short Answer Questions

1. President Roosevelt mad the following statement in a press conference; "The elimination of German, Japanese, and Italian war power means the unconditional surrender of Germany, Italy, and Japan." What was Churchill's response?

2. General Sir Alan Brooke, chief of the Imperial General Staff, had strong opinions about Eisenhower. Which statement best represents his opinion?

3. What French character was referred to as "a bad man with a narrow outlook and shifty eye," by Winston Churchill?

4. What "huge, chairborn force" of more than 1,000 officers and 15,000 enlisted troops occupied 2,000 pieces of real estate in Algiers?

5. What became the unofficial motto of Allied forces in Tunisia?

(see the answer key)

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