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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The signal "Advance Napoleon," was issues by Eisenhower which indicated what to the troops readying operation VILLAIN?
(a) To carry out Plan D and expect a hostile reception by the French.
(b) To carry out Plan B and expect a docile reception by the French.
(c) To carry out Plan B and expect a hostile reception by the French.
(d) To carry out Plan C and expect to be dropped behind enemy lines.

2. The War department realized that, for combat effectiveness, divisions should not be left in the line longer than how many days?
(a) Thrity to Forty.
(b) Fifty to Sixty.
(c) Forty to Fifty.
(d) Twenty to Thirty.

3. What promise did General Patton make to the President of the United States in the presence of Rear Admiral Hewitt?
(a) "I will ride into battle on horseback."
(b) "The French will capitulate quickly."
(c) "I will leave the beaches either a conqueror or a corpse."
(d) "We will make the crossing without the loss of a single boat."

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) Disorganized without a policy or a plan.
(d) In full retreat.

5. The initial American strategy for attacking Hitler was summed up by a British general as:
(a) To isolate Germany from her Italian allies by infiltrating Austria.
(b) To go for him bald-headed and as soon as possible, by the shortest and most direct route.
(c) To stop wasting time with Japan and attack Germany with all available means.
(d) To overwhelm North Africa thereby ensuring Spanish neutrality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ultra?

2. What example does the author give of McQuillin's suggested use of outdated military technology?

3. Upon the capitulation of the French, what 'natural order' was quickly re-established?

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

5. What best describes the enemy structure referred to as the 'Kasbah' by Americans?

(see the answer key)

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