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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Soldier's Dream Life: Austria: May 8-July 31, 1945.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The men of Easy Company traveled to where, which was eighty miles west of London, in September, 1943?
(a) Portsmouth.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Aldbourne.
(d) Bristol.

2. After securing Carentan and a brief respite and tending to the wounded, the men prepared for what in Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944"?
(a) German counterattack.
(b) Polish ground attack.
(c) Italian counterattack.
(d) Italian air strike.

3. How many divisions were set to do a daytime drop in the risky operation Easy Company was assigned to in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

4. Who ordered Easy Company north after their success in Noville?
(a) General McAuliffe.
(b) General Taylor.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel Strayer.
(d) General Patton.

5. What did the pilots do when coming under attack over the drop zone in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?
(a) Slowed down.
(b) Sped up.
(c) Banked left.
(d) Banked right.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was assigned 2nd Battalion C.O. Captain in Chapter Fifteen, "The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945"?

2. Who did Winters order to take command of Easy Company after Dike stopped the line of advance in Chapter Twelve, "The Breaking Point: Bastogne: January 1-13, 1945"?

3. The platoon of how many men pushed back two companies of Germans in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?

4. When did Easy Company's regiment move to the Alabama side of the Fort in Chapter Two, "Stand Up and Hook Up: Benning, Mackall, Bragg, Shanks: December 1942-September 1943"?

5. What did Winters later receive for his actions on D-Day?

(see the answer key)

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