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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the members of the 6th airborne know would be coming sometime?
(a) A European invasion.
(b) An invasion of North Africa.
(c) The loss of Karthoum.
(d) The loss of Gibraltar.

2. What did George and Theresa Gondree do for a living?
(a) They were potato farmers.
(b) They were shoe manufacturers.
(c) They owned a cafe.
(d) They owned a sewing shop.

3. When was most of the resistance at the Canal bridge subdued?
(a) 0056 hours.
(b) 0021 hours.
(c) 0241 hours.
(d) 0156 hours.

4. What rank did Hans Schmidt hold in June,1944?
(a) Major.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) General.

5. What was fired by the bridge sentry after they spotted potential paratroops?
(a) The anti air machine gun.
(b) A warning shot.
(c) An anti tank round.
(d) A flare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Howard not allowed to do with the maps, photos, and his plan to take the bridges?

2. How many divisions constituted the British airborne in 1943, according to Chapter 3?

3. How many fatalities were there because of the landing in glider #1?

4. When did Company D's glider take off?

5. Who was piloting one of the gliders according to Chapter 5, D-Day: 0016 to 0026 Hours?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Wallwork and Ainsworth at the start of Chapter 5, D-Day: 0016 to 0026 Hours?

2. What did Howard tell his men when Company D moved to Tarrant Rushton at the end of May?

3. Who ran the cafe in town, and what did the Germans not know about them?

4. What was Major Hans Schmidt, the German commander, worried about according to Ambrose?

5. What happened to the platoon leaders according to Ambrose?

6. What did Howard learn about the explosives, and what did he not know in Chapter 5?

7. What did Howard discover from the reports and photos?

8. What did Howard's assignment depend on according to Ambrose?

9. Where was von Luck in 1942?

10. What did John Howard and some from Company D volunteer for in 1942?

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