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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who in the narrative stands out as the foil to the protagonist?
(a) Herbert Sobel.
(b) Henry Jones.
(c) Dick Winters.
(d) Salve H. Matheson.
2. How many British tanks supported Easy Company on their advance through Veghel in Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944"?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 7.
3. In Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944," Easy Company moved to reserve status and was tasked with what?
(a) Invading Normandy.
(b) Protecting the Queen.
(c) Rebuilding a church.
(d) Defending regimental headquarters.
4. Where did the ship with Easy Company arrive in September, 1943?
(a) Bristol, England.
(b) Liverpool, England.
(c) Blackpool, England.
(d) Newcastle, England.
5. What percentage of Easy Company's regiment completed the first jump in parachute training?
(a) 82.
(b) 94.
(c) 100.
(d) 98.
6. The Germans relied more on its counterattack rather than its what, as advised to the troops in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?
(a) Air defenses.
(b) Coastal defenses.
(c) Air offenses.
(d) Ground defences.
7. Easy Company was assigned to a risky and vital operation where in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Italy.
(c) Spain.
(d) Poland.
8. The operation of eliminating the German battery contributed to the success of the beach invasion, as the location looked directly down upon what in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) Montana Beach.
(b) Alaska Beach.
(c) Arizona Beach.
(d) Utah Beach.
9. What were the men treated to before shipping out on July 4, 1944?
(a) Beer.
(b) An exceptional meal.
(c) Showgirls.
(d) Letters from home.
10. What caused the planes' V-formation to break off during the flight in on D-Day?
(a) Flocks of birds.
(b) Hail storms.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Cloud banks.
11. The men of Easy Company traveled to where, which was eighty miles west of London, in September, 1943?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Portsmouth.
(c) Aldbourne.
(d) Bristol.
12. What refers to a small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area?
(a) Rat nest.
(b) Wolf den.
(c) Bear den.
(d) Foxhole.
13. Who ran down the road and six men followed, but the remainder stayed in the ditch during the attack on Carentan?
(a) Lieutenant Welsh.
(b) Lieutenant JB Stokes.
(c) Lieutenant Sterling W. Horner.
(d) Lieutenant Thomas A. Peacock.
14. What refers to a court consisting of military or naval personnel appointed by a commander to try charges of offenses by soldiers or sailors against military or naval law?
(a) Presidential court.
(b) Kangaroo court.
(c) Court martial.
(d) Military court.
15. What is the elevation of Mount Currahee?
(a) 1,000 feet.
(b) 1,350 feet.
(c) 8,000 feet.
(d) 2,600 feet.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944," after securing Ste. Marie-du-Mont, the military ordered Easy Company to lead the battalion through where?
2. When did the 101st Airborne division conduct practice jumps in preparation for D-Day?
3. Why were all of the parachute drops across Europe canceled in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?
4. The incident of a German attack by torpedoes on the training regiments in England in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944" was covered up by the military for how many years?
5. What was the name of the Army-planned a practice operation on a stretch of English coastline in preparation for D-Day?
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