An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943 Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943 Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Tine River Valley, where Luftwaffe pilots were attacking about once per hour, was nicknamed what by the troops of the 1st Battalion?
(a) Uncle Adolf's.
(b) The Firing Range.
(c) The Mess.
(d) Happy Valley.

2. What was Robert Murphy's mission in Algiers?
(a) To escort Allied agents into the city to plant bombs.
(b) To launch an insurrection of the Vichy French.
(c) To sabotage the Axis airfield.
(d) To spike the guns in the shore batteries.

3. In the naval battle of Casablanca, Hewitt faced El Hank. What was El Hank?
(a) An uniquely large and rapidly firing gun turret mounted on the Jean Bart, a french battleship.
(b) The single German U boat deending the harbor on loan to the French.
(c) A captured then renamed American battleship.
(d) A coastal battery.

4. What rouse did the French employ when repairing the gun turret on the Jean Bart?
(a) They allowed the ship to sink several feet.
(b) They left the guns cockeyed.
(c) They camouflaged the gun turret with wreckage from other ships.
(d) They pumped smoke from the top of the turret suggesting fire on board.

5. When German anti-aircraft gunners in Tunis fired at his plane by mistake, Field marshal Albert Kesselring's response was to:
(a) Install better sights on the guns.
(b) Rubuke them for missing an easy target.
(c) Re-station them to Antarctica.
(d) Order larger swastika's painted on all Axis aircraft.

Short Answer Questions

1. The average number of deaths per day during the war averaged:

2. What promise did General Patton make to the President of the United States in the presence of Rear Admiral Hewitt?

3. What event did the President of the United States hope the invasion of North Africa would precede?

4. Who wrote: "Would God I might die with my sword in hand / Ringed by dead foes all around."

5. What written warning from superiors did Commander Terry Allen burn?

Short Essay Questions

1. An aspect of TORCH that affected each layer of command was a lack of information about how the coordinated effort was going. According to the author, how was Patton's approach to this ambiguity different?

2. What considerations did Terry Allen cite in bypassing St. Cloud?

3. Although Eisenhower professed "a violent hatred of the Axis and all that is stands for," the author doubts this. What does both Eisenhower and the American troops generally lack through much of the North Africa War?

4. On November 27th, the First Argyles were ambushed on Highway 7. What basic precautions did forsake that might have saved them from being surprised?

5. What is Rear Admiral Hewitt's concept of Velvet?

6. What was the building the Allies referred to as the Kasbah?

7. What domestic issues does the author suggest weighed on the President's mind in making the decision to move forward?

8. What ultimatum did Patton make to the French at Casablanca after hearing that a French cease fire had been ordered?

9. Describe the term Anglo-American.

10. What aspect of the RESERVIST plan concerned Winston Churchill and the Americans?

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