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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Brigadier General Truscott quoted as learning, perhaps in relation to his conflict in Mehdia?
(a) "Nothing undoes a good strategy like French snipers."
(b) "No matter how large the force engaged, every battle is made up of small actions by individuals and small units."
(c) "There is no winning, there is only moving on."
(d) "Luck is worth a division."

2. What did the German's rename Longstop?
(a) New Year Valley.
(b) Christmas Hill.
(c) Rommel's Pen.
(d) Little Big Horn.

3. Which two passes did the Germans utilize in operation Fruhlingswind?
(a) Faid Pass and Maizila Pass.
(b) Maizila Pass and El Fekka Pass.
(c) Hatab Pass and Maizila Pass.
(d) Faid Pass and Bir el Hafey Pass.

4. Of the 904 men Moore had led on a daring night escape, eventually, how many made it to safety?
(a) Approximately 430.
(b) Approximately 200.
(c) Approximately 750.
(d) Approximately 150.

5. Upon the capitulation of the French, what 'natural order' was quickly re-established?
(a) French superiority.
(b) Franco-American amity.
(c) Mutual distrust.
(d) British generalship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Allen determine to do instead of following Colonel Greer's suggestion?

2. While Patton was made a national hero in taking Casablanca, which defects were also revealed, according to the author?

3. What two defects in planning for Longstop does the author point out?

4. What was it that finally broke the Kasbah's defenses?

5. Drake's command "Bust the Balloon," meant what:

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