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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. September 1, 1939 marked the first day of a war that would last approximately:
(a) 3,000 days.
(b) 4,000 days.
(c) 1,000 days.
(d) 2,000 days.

2. North Africa is where the Allies agreed on a policy of:
(a) Unconditional surrender.
(b) Military autonomy.
(c) Detente.
(d) Blitzkrieg.

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) Yes, despite heavy casualties.
(c) No, although it was claimed as such.
(d) No, with the exception that not a single Allied ship was lost.

4. Inspired by the quality of the food during the Torch voyage, the 13th Armored Regiment suggested changing their battle cry to what?
(a) "Baaa!"
(b) "Soup!"
(c) "For rations!"
(d) "Salt!"

5. What was operation RESERVIST?
(a) A bombing attack from Gibraltar bases on Axis ports in North Africa.
(b) A clandestine mission launched by Patton.
(c) An Allied plan that spread forces across north Tunisia.
(d) A British plan to forestall the sabotage of Oran's port.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of memorial fills the American military cemetery at Carthage to mark the graves of American troops?

2. Who did the American contingent meet in Cherchel?

3. What decision by Rear Admiral Hewitt was considered "a brave decision, the decision of a commander," by Lord Lewis Mountbatten, the commander of British amphibious forces?

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

5. What two issues particularly occupied the minds of the American strategists planning Torch?

(see the answer key)

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