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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Against the wishes of his generals, the president of the United States canceled which plan in preference for a North African invasion?
(a) Charioteer.
(b) Rainbow 5.
(c) Watchtower.
(d) Sledgehammer.

2. What was stated as the reason for the decision to defer the advance on Tunis?
(a) Bad weather.
(b) A German re-supply.
(c) French political issues.
(d) American supply issues.

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

4. What "huge, chairborn force" of more than 1,000 officers and 15,000 enlisted troops occupied 2,000 pieces of real estate in Algiers?
(a) OPEC
(b) The United Nations
(c) AFHQ
(d) The Luftewaffe

5. Of the 904 men Moore had led on a daring night escape, eventually, how many made it to safety?
(a) Approximately 430.
(b) Approximately 200.
(c) Approximately 750.
(d) Approximately 150.

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. The average number of deaths per day during the war averaged:

3. What was the plan for integrating U.S. units into British lead military organizations?

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 kind of memorial fills the American military cemetery at Carthage to mark the graves of American troops?

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