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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 9, how many days of sunshine did Patton pray for?

2. In Chapter 9, when did Patton promise McAuliffe that he would be in Bastogne?

3. In Chapter 9, what was Patton's religious affiliation?

4. When did Roosevelt first become president?

5. In Chapter 8, what village was McAuliffe required to defend?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12 what happened to the town of Assenois?

2. What happened to Field Marshall Rommel in Chapter 2?

3. At the end of Chapter 3, what was Hitler doing to strike back at the Allies?

4. What was Stalin's plan at the end of Chapter 11?

5. What was the Malmedy Massacre?

6. At the end of Chapter 1, why was Patton furious about the battle at Driant?

7. In Chapter 5, why did the authors say that Roosevelt was not a man of the people?

8. In the Prologue, how was Patton injured?

9. At the beginning of Chapter 5, how is Roosevelt described?

10. In Chapter 8 when Patton was asked what he could contribute to stop the Germans in the north, what did he have prepared?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patton was one of the few who believed that the Russians were not friends to the United States. Why was it Patton’s opinion that the Russian were not to be trusted? What influenced Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and others to make treaties with the Russians and ignore the signs that the Russians were not to be trusted?

Essay Topic 2

Patton was often motivated to do better in a campaign because he wanted to do better than a fellow officer. In what ways was competition a motivator for Patton?

Essay Topic 3

Eisenhower’s ability to compromise was his greatest strength and his greatest weakness. In what way was Eisenhower’s ability compromise both a strength and a weakness? What examples are there that show how his compromises came from strength and from weakness?

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