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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What maps of Morocco were stowed into the holds of the American fleet heading out for TORCH?
(a) Copies of stolen maps from the Germans.
(b) Michelin road maps.
(c) Maps developed by the British Secret Service.
(d) The Encyclopedia Britannica.

2. What was operation SYMBOL?
(a) The plan to promote General Clark.
(b) A British offensive into Kesserine Valley.
(c) An Allied conference in Casablanca.
(d) The transport of Winston Churchill to Casablanca.

3. What went wrong with operation VILLAIN?
(a) Only thirty-percent of planes made it past Axis defenses.
(b) Bad fuel caused several plane engines to seize in the air and forced crash landings in Spain.
(c) German air raids delayed the departure.
(d) Bad weather with incorrectly timed and broadcasted beacons.

4. How was SATIN a change in strategy for the Allies?
(a) It shifted the focus from a ground battle to an air and naval battle.
(b) It prioritized taking out Sicilian air bases and postponed the push for Tunis.
(c) It placed emphasis on tank battle and resulted in the issuance of thousands of bazookas.
(d) It changed the objective from capturing Bizerte & Tunis to destroying Rommel's army.

5. Based on a supposed indifference to civil liberties, unfair suggestions in the newspapers painted Eisenhower as what?
(a) Fascist.
(b) Communist.
(c) Classist.
(d) Criminal.

Short Answer Questions

1. General Sir Alan Brooke, chief of the Imperial General Staff, had strong opinions about Eisenhower. Which statement best represents his opinion?

2. TORCH is considered by the author to have been:

3. The shortages of necessities at the outset of Anderson's push East, inspired this quote: "The most important thing is never to be apart from your:

4. Who traveled to Gibraltar under the nom de guerre of "General Howe."

5. What two particular subjects did Mark Clark know of that would have made him a valuable capture for the Axis Cause?

(see the answer key)

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