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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says that the Allies' best chance is the "blast"?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Churchill.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Eisenhower.

2. German generals warn Rommel that he should keep his tanks out of range of what?
(a) Allied infantry.
(b) Panzer units.
(c) Allied naval guns.
(d) Paratroopers.

3. What is the code name for the British system for breaking the German Enigma encoding machine?
(a) Extra.
(b) Excalibur.
(c) Usher.
(d) Ultra.

4. What is the name of the subordinate who Rommel told, "the war is lost"?
(a) Luck.
(b) Von Horn.
(c) Reichert.
(d) Lecht.

5. What are the "Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel" (LCVP) also known as?
(a) Safety Boats.
(b) Eureka Boats.
(c) Omaha Boats.
(d) U Boats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the best tanks that the Germans produce called?

2. Where does Eisenhower spend most of 1943 commanding troops?

3. What day are the two soldiers sent to the French coast to get secret soil samples by the Allies?

4. Where do the Americans beat the Germans in battle prior to D-Day?

5. Who is praised by Eisenhower as "the man who won the war for us"?

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