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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. In Chapter 12 how many Germans did Pvt. James R. Hendrix get to surrender?

2. How old was Roosevelt when he married Eleanor?

3. In Chapter 10, what did Hitler usually eat for lunch?

4. At the end of Chapter 7, how many American soldiers are murdered by Hitler's elite bodyguards?

5. In Chapter 1, how many bullets could the Browning Automatic Rifle fire per minute?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Adolf Hitler's physical condition in Chapter 10?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 8, what happened in Bastogne?

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

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

6. At the end of Chapter 2, what was Operation Greif?

7. At the end of Chapter 12, when did the German advance stall and why?

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

9. In Chapter 6, what plans did Patton make in case the Germans were planning an offensive in the Ardennes Forest?

10. At the end of Chapter 10 what victories did the Germans have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some commanders showed great empathy for the soldiers who served under them. How did Patton, Skorzeny, and Peiper show empathy for the soldiers who served under them? To what lengths did the men go to to keep their men safe?

Essay Topic 2

Many American were murdered during the Malmedy Massacre. How were soldiers supposed to be treated who surrendered? Did the men at Malmedy surrender? According to the rules of war how should the prisoners have been treated? Why did the Germans not follow the typical rules of war?

Essay Topic 3

Some Germans acted with honor and did their best to save their men and civilians. Other Germans acted only in their own interests and were only concerned with their own well-being. Who were some Germans who were honorable and saved their men and/or civilians? Who were some Germans who were dishonorable? How did the actions of these officers reveal their character?

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