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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through They Got Us Surrounded-the Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to warfare with asphyxiating, poisonous, or corrosive gases, oil and flames?
(a) Political warfare.
(b) Chemical warfare.
(c) Serious warfare.
(d) Psychological warfare.

2. Who attempted to keep the men's spirits high although morale was low due to the dreadful conditions in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?
(a) Lieutenant Strayer.
(b) General McAuliffe.
(c) Colonel Sink.
(d) General Taylor.

3. Who did the company officers consult with about their ultimatum in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944" who suggested they step down?
(a) Henry Jones.
(b) Dick Winters.
(c) Maxwell Davenport Taylor.
(d) Salve H. Matheson.

4. Why were all of the parachute drops across Europe canceled in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) German holiday.
(c) Ground armies had advanced.
(d) American holiday.

5. Who led the frontal assault while the machine gunners provided support on the German machine guns in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) Oliver M. Horton.
(b) Robert L. Strayer
(c) Clarence Hester.
(d) Dick Winters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Winters promoted to in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?

2. Who transferred Winters out of Easy Company as the battalion mess officer in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?

3. What was the rally point to which Winters' men headed in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?

4. What was the name of the risky and vital operation Easy Company was assigned to in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?

5. Winters' group joined forces with how many men after their landing in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?

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