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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the Fifty-two Sherman tanks caught in the German attack Fruhlingswind how many survived?
(a) 6.
(b) 24.
(c) 12.
(d) 0.

2. According to the author, what subtle changes had started to become evident in American troops towards the end of 1942?
(a) Fieldcraft and becoming hard-bitten.
(b) Dispair and persistence.
(c) Complacence and ingratitude.
(d) Political accumen and hard resistence.

3. Which high ranking American commander was captured in operation Furlingswind?
(a) John Waters.
(b) Terry Allen.
(c) Ted Roosevelt.
(d) Kenneth Anderson.

4. In what state did General Harold Alexander find the Allied command?
(a) Despondent and lacking resolve.
(b) Organized and poised for the offensive.
(c) In full retreat.
(d) Disorganized without a policy or a plan.

5. What hunch of Eisenhower's in regards to General Giraud looks to be accurate?
(a) That Giraud was following orders from Petain after all.
(b) That Giraud was an Axis spy.
(c) That he would not settle for less than being appointed Commander-in-Chief of all Allied forces.
(d) That Giraud was waiting out the results of TORCH before committing to the Allied cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the naval battle of Casablanca, Hewitt faced El Hank. What was El Hank?

2. Why were the Vichy French fighting the Allies in North Africa?

3. What is Brigadier General Truscott quoted as learning, perhaps in relation to his conflict in Mehdia?

4. The American route by Arnim was successful to the point of making Rommel's attack Morgenluft negligible. What strategic objective in Tebessa did Rommel have his eye on?

5. What was Djebel el Rhar?

(see the answer key)

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