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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, about how much of his time did Eisenhower spend worrying about political issues at the expense of the Allied cause?
(a) 3/4.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 3/5.

2. Fredendall's orders to Ward titled "Defense of Faid Position" were based on a poor knowledge of the area and threatened what prospect for the Allied forces?
(a) To be marooned on two hills that were too far away from one another to offer any mutual support.
(b) Forces would be spread in a long line that would offer multiple weak spots that would be difficult to fill.
(c) Concentrate the forces in the lowest point of the valley where Axis fire could be concentrated.
(d) Allied forces would be stuck in a battle of attrition that could not be won given their size.

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

4. What was operation RESERVIST?
(a) A clandestine mission launched by Patton.
(b) An Allied plan that spread forces across north Tunisia.
(c) A bombing attack from Gibraltar bases on Axis ports in North Africa.
(d) A British plan to forestall the sabotage of Oran's port.

5. How many platoons had Eisenhower commanded in battle prior to the start of World War II?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Upon taking Oran what did the Allies immediately set to converting it to?

3. Who wrote: "Would God I might die with my sword in hand / Ringed by dead foes all around."

4. 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:

5. What French character was referred to as "a bad man with a narrow outlook and shifty eye," by Winston Churchill?

(see the answer key)

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