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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What became the unofficial motto of Allied forces in Tunisia?
(a) "Dig or Die."
(b) "To the last of our rations."
(c) "It flies, it dies."
(d) "Kilroy was here."

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

3. In the winter of 1942, which Nation proved the dominant Air force in North Africa?
(a) Germany.
(b) Britain.
(c) America.
(d) France.

4. What is Ultra?
(a) The codename for the bazooka.
(b) The intelligence gathered through British decipherment of coded German radio messages.
(c) The name of the U.S. Secret Service in World War II.
(d) A clandestine plan to land a group of American conspirators behind enemy lines in North Africa.

5. President Roosevelt mad the following statement in a press conference; "The elimination of German, Japanese, and Italian war power means the unconditional surrender of Germany, Italy, and Japan." What was Churchill's response?
(a) He agreed, but claimed to be suprised by the proclamation.
(b) He disagreed, but amicably.
(c) He agreed for the sake of the alliance, but was personally concerned about the repurcussions.
(d) He agreed, but only after a moment of consideration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the biggest deficiency, according to the author, in Allied planning?

2. How many platoons had Eisenhower commanded in battle prior to the start of World War II?

3. Where did the U.S. deception plans for TORCH suggest possible landing sites for the fleet?

4. Major Rudolph Barlow's surprise attack on an an Axis airfield discovered outside the city of Djedejida resulted in what?

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

(see the answer key)

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