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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon discovering the American fleet in the Mediterranean, where did Hitler believe it was destined?
(a) Napels or Jerusalem to acquire oil.
(b) The Suez Canal to ensure Allied shipping.
(c) Sicily to establish a launching point to Europe.
(d) Tripoli or Benghazi to trap the Afrika Corps.

2. In contrast to other offensives, in the taking Safi, the U.S. sustained casualties considered:
(a) Overwhelming.
(b) Minimal.
(c) Excessive.
(d) Moderate.

3. What two issues particularly occupied the minds of the American strategists planning Torch?
(a) The training of troops on two different continents and how to merge the forces while at sea.
(b) If the plan had been leaked to the Germans and Vichy France's certain role in fighting the landings.
(c) German U-boats and Japanese dive bombers.
(d) That minimal British troops accompany the initial landings and where to make the landings.

4. What knocked Major Robert Moore to the ground at the battle for Lambiridi?
(a) A mortar shell that exploded six feet in front of his position.
(b) A ground mine.
(c) A gunshot that creased his helmet.
(d) A stone thrown by French soldiers who had expended their ammunition.

5. What plan did the British press on their American counterparts during the conference?
(a) To redistribute troops for an attack on southern France and fight defensively in North Africa.
(b) To press for an immediate attack on Sicily and postpone the push on Tunis.
(c) The plan to postpone a frontal assault across the English Channel in favor of an attack on Italy or Southern France.
(d) To feed troops the the Russian front and start diplomatic talks with Italy.

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. The signal "Advance Napoleon," was issues by Eisenhower which indicated what to the troops readying operation VILLAIN?

3. In the start of Chapter 7, which traveler was listed as 'Register Number 1.'

4. What "huge, chairborn force" of more than 1,000 officers and 15,000 enlisted troops occupied 2,000 pieces of real estate in Algiers?

5. Upon being made Mussolini's deputy, what plan did Kesselring devise?

(see the answer key)

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