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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rouse did the French employ when repairing the gun turret on the Jean Bart?
(a) They camouflaged the gun turret with wreckage from other ships.
(b) They pumped smoke from the top of the turret suggesting fire on board.
(c) They allowed the ship to sink several feet.
(d) They left the guns cockeyed.

2. What kind of memorial fills the American military cemetery at Carthage to mark the graves of American troops?
(a) One large marble tomb.
(b) Simple marble markers.
(c) Several granite obelisks.
(d) Catacombs.

3. Eisenhower promoted Clark to take command of the new 5th Army, who filled the vacancy to command II Corps?
(a) General Harold Alexander.
(b) Major General Omar N. Bradley.
(c) Major General Lloyd Fredendall.
(d) General George S. Patton.

4. According to the author, what strategic mistake was repeated at the port of Algiers in operation TERMINAL?
(a) The launch of a weak pre-emptive strike.
(b) A frontal assault.
(c) Assuming heavy French resistance.
(d) A poorly planned air raid.

5. According to the author, why was Allen's decision important in a historical context?
(a) It was the first singular tactical decision by an Americn general in the liberation of Europe.
(b) It was singularly reckless and signaled his key flaw as a commander.
(c) It was the most bloodiest drive of the campaign and could have been the deciding factor in gaining French support.
(d) It was the most complicated coordination of tanks and ground troops to that date in modern warfare.

Short Answer Questions

1. While information on the attack was slow to come into headquarters, Eisenhower did not believe which report:

2. According to the author, what makes Medjez-el-Bab a strategically important location?

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

4. What was considered "the single most decisive act of the Second World War," by historian Marin Gilbert?

5. Hitler reinforced Tunis because of what realization, according to the author?

(see the answer key)

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