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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 Allen, why does a soldier fight?
(a) To prove that his unit is the best in the Army and that he has as much guts as anybody else in the unit.
(b) Because that's what he's trained to do.
(c) For his country, his family, and his sense of honor.
(d) To save suffering humanity.

2. America declared war on Germany upon:
(a) The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
(b) The advance of German troops into Poland.
(c) When the Italian government declared war on France and Britain.
(d) When German troops unfurled an enormous Swastika flag from the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris.

3. 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.

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

5. What aspect of command played an important part in the Axis' stalling operation OCHSENKOPF?
(a) Kesselring's optimism.
(b) Rommel's risk taking.
(c) Hitler's distractions in Russia.
(d) Arnim's pessimism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impasse was surmounted in the deliberations in Casablanca that helped lead to an agreed upon plan to win the war?

2. The Tine River Valley, where Luftwaffe pilots were attacking about once per hour, was nicknamed what by the troops of the 1st Battalion?

3. What political arrangement with the French particularly caused a public outcry in both the U.S. and Britain?

4. What rouse did the French employ when repairing the gun turret on the Jean Bart?

5. What did Arnim do to undermine Rommel's attack on Le Kef and his designees on Tebessa?

(see the answer key)

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