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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What French character was referred to as "a bad man with a narrow outlook and shifty eye," by Winston Churchill?
(a) General Giraurd.
(b) Admiral Darlan.
(c) General Mast.
(d) Robert Murphy.

2. What decision by Rear Admiral Hewitt was considered "a brave decision, the decision of a commander," by Lord Lewis Mountbatten, the commander of British amphibious forces?
(a) To revise the attack and land in force.
(b) To temporarily break the fleet into six parts in order to escape U boats.
(c) To hold off the invasion until better landings could be found.
(d) To move forward with the invasion as planned, despite conflicting weather reports.

3. Old Ironsides was both the only tank division to see desert battle in WWII, and:
(a) The only tank division equipped with radios.
(b) The only tank division to receive no desert training.
(c) The only tank division trained in amphibious assault.
(d) The only tank division manned by volunteers.

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

5. TORCH is considered by the author to have been:
(a) "The most daring amphibious operation in the history of modern warfare."
(b) "The single worst tactical decision of the war."
(c) "Primarily a diversionary tactic to relieve pressure on the Soviet Union."
(d) "Poorly planned but excellently executed."

Short Answer Questions

1. September 1, 1939 marked the first day of a war that would last approximately:

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

3. Does the author consider RESERVIST a success?

4. What maps of Morocco were stowed into the holds of the American fleet heading out for TORCH?

5. What did Eisenhower suspect of General Giraud?

(see the answer key)

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