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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Attack: Noville: January 14-17, 1945.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who, when confronted with a written request from German General Luttwitz for surrender of Bastogne, replied "NUTS!"?
(a) General Taylor.
(b) General Patton.
(c) General McAuliffe.
(d) General Jackson.
2. Where in France is Mourmelon located?
(a) Northeastern.
(b) Central.
(c) Southern.
(d) South central.
3. What soldier was sent home when the military realized that all three of his brothers were killed in action in Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944"?
(a) Fritz Niland.
(b) Walter L. Hendrix.
(c) Earl Ervin McClung.
(d) Robert Burr Smith.
4. What refers to a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary and cold conditions?
(a) Rubbish boot.
(b) Swamp foot.
(c) Trench foot.
(d) Garbage toe.
5. What refers to a small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area?
(a) Bear den.
(b) Rat nest.
(c) Foxhole.
(d) Wolf den.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the battle at Carentan, supporting troops from Fox Company and what company fell back from the front lines?
2. In Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944," Easy Company moved to reserve status and was tasked with what?
3. The day after Christmas in 1944, whose battalion broke through the German lines, providing much-needed food, supplies and support?
4. What soldiers in the hospital requested discharge to return to Easy Company in Chapter Ten, "Resting, Recovering, and Refitting: Mourmelon-le-Grand: November 26-December 18, 1944"?
5. What was forbidden while the men were in battle in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?
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