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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many members of the 101st Airborne are captured by Jahnke's Germans?
(a) 18.
(b) 6.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

2. What are the troops given to communicate with each other once they are on the ground?
(a) Flares.
(b) Radios.
(c) Toy crickets.
(d) Whistles.

3. What group is the first to attend the Assault Training Center?
(a) 81st Airborne.
(b) 29th Division.
(c) 250th Rangers.
(d) 101st Infantry.

4. Who does D-Day portray as being cowardly?
(a) Coxswains.
(b) Bomber pilots.
(c) Paratroopers.
(d) Boat skippers.

5. The Red Cross in America collects a record amount of _________ on D-Day.
(a) Blood.
(b) War bonds.
(c) Letters to the troops.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Allied code name for the planned invasion for the spring of 1944?

2. What river is a boundary between the German's Fifteenth and Seventh army divisions, providing an area of weakness for the Allies?

3. More than 40 years later, what does German commander Luck believe would have been key to turning the battle?

4. What do Allied troops use to keep water out of their riffles during the invasion?

5. One soldier compared riding a LCT to all of the following EXCEPT for _____________.

(see the answer key)

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