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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two particular subjects did Mark Clark know of that would have made him a valuable capture for the Axis Cause?
(a) French allies and Italian conspirators.
(b) The identity of several British spies and details of TORCH.
(c) The two airbases used to cover the landing.
(d) Details of TORCH and Ultra.

2. According to Rear Admiral Bennett, the RESERVIST plan was:
(a) "Strategically unimportant to winning the war."
(b) "Excessive."
(c) "Suicidal and absolutely unsound."
(d) "A moral building excercise."

3. Upon taking Oran what did the Allies immediately set to converting it to?
(a) The largest airbase in North Africa.
(b) The Allies' primary naval station.
(c) A boot camp where British and American troops would be trained together.
(d) A vast supply depot.

4. According to the author, the end of the cavalry era came not with a bang, but with:
(a) A dinner bell.
(b) The grinding of tank gears.
(c) A successful routing of an Italian regiment.
(d) A quiet retreat from a botched midnight excursion across Axis lines.

5. Who did the American contingent meet in Cherchel?
(a) General Mast, the French commander of the Vichy army's XIX Corps.
(b) Benito Mussolini, Commander General of the Italian Africorps.
(c) The Desert Fox.
(d) General Henri Giraud, a senior general capable of uniting the French cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Leedstown?

2. What went wrong with operation VILLAIN?

3. What knocked Major Robert Moore to the ground at the battle for Lambiridi?

4. What was operation WATCHTOWER?

5. How many platoons had Eisenhower commanded in battle prior to the start of World War II?

(see the answer key)

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