An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

Rick Atkinson
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An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

Rick Atkinson
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ward disagree with the decision to take Sened station?
(a) It could be taken by a smaller, closer, force.
(b) It gave away their intentions of striking at Maknassy.
(c) It was widely considered a suicide mission.
(d) It split his force in four ways.

2. What was done to mollify Eisenhowers' indignation at the changes made to command structure at the Casablanca conference?
(a) He was given another star.
(b) The French were removed from all high level command positions.
(c) The RAF provided an additional 100 aircraft and the promise of air superiority.
(d) A detailed plan for improving troop provisioning was installed.

3. How was SATIN a change in strategy for the Allies?
(a) It changed the objective from capturing Bizerte & Tunis to destroying Rommel's army.
(b) It shifted the focus from a ground battle to an air and naval battle.
(c) It placed emphasis on tank battle and resulted in the issuance of thousands of bazookas.
(d) It prioritized taking out Sicilian air bases and postponed the push for Tunis.

4. By January 24th 1943, heavy French casualties and prisoner-of-war-losses prompted what important change of heart in the French command?
(a) Giraud gave control of their troops over to Anderson.
(b) French command was handed over to Churchill.
(c) Soldiers were provisioned from American sources.
(d) France deferred from the front and filled the need for provisioning the British and American troops.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Old Ironsides was both the only tank division to see desert battle in WWII, and:

2. Upon being made Mussolini's deputy, what plan did Kesselring devise?

3. A British Tommy is quoted as saying:

4. Upon taking Oran what did the Allies immediately set to converting it to?

5. What was Leedstown?

(see the answer key)

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