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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What went wrong with operation VILLAIN?
(a) Only thirty-percent of planes made it past Axis defenses.
(b) German air raids delayed the departure.
(c) Bad fuel caused several plane engines to seize in the air and forced crash landings in Spain.
(d) Bad weather with incorrectly timed and broadcasted beacons.

2. The code name OCHSENKOPF stands for what?
(a) Ram Horn.
(b) Eight Fronts.
(c) Tiger Trap.
(d) Ox Head.

3. Does the author consider RESERVIST a success?
(a) Yes, especially in that no ships in the harbor were scuttled or damaged by the battle.
(b) No, with the exception that not a single Allied ship was lost.
(c) No, although it was claimed as such.
(d) Yes, despite heavy casualties.

4. What nickname for Eisenhower did the War Department try to suppress?
(a) Howie.
(b) C-N-C.
(c) Ike.
(d) Doc.

5. Combat exhaustion claimed what portion of casualties?
(a) One in twenty.
(b) One in ten.
(c) One in seven.
(d) One in fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Major Rudolph Barlow's surprise attack on an an Axis airfield discovered outside the city of Djedejida resulted in what?

2. What did Arnim do to undermine Rommel's attack on Le Kef and his designees on Tebessa?

3. What medal did Rear Admiral Hewitt win in World War I?

4. TORCH is considered by the author to have been:

5. According to the author, North Africa is where the Axis forever lost:

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