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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political arrangement with the French particularly caused a public outcry in both the U.S. and Britain?
(a) Supply of French.
(b) Amnesty for Petain.
(c) The Darlan deal.
(d) Giraud's promotion to Commander-in-Chief.

2. While information on the attack was slow to come into headquarters, Eisenhower did not believe which report:
(a) That U boats had sank half the fleet.
(b) That Patton was re-embarking the landing craft under a truce flag.
(c) That operation VILLAIN appeared to be an Allied success.
(d) That Rommel had launched a counter-offensive attacking Morocco.

3. What order threatened the success of Rommel's push on Tebessa?
(a) Repositioning the force futher to the north.
(b) The order to cancel air support.
(c) Only half the tanks requested were allotted to the task.
(d) To attack East but only as far as Le Kef.

4. Who wrote the following? "War is very simple, direct and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct and ruthless man to wage war."
(a) Patton.
(b) Alexander.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Montgomery.

5. What was General Everlegh confident would fall before the end of Christmas Day?
(a) Snow.
(b) Djebel el Rhar.
(c) Hill 209.
(d) Longstop hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the fall of Tunis, 10 teams known as S Force swept through the city with a list of specific targets. What was S Force?

2. What "huge, chairborn force" of more than 1,000 officers and 15,000 enlisted troops occupied 2,000 pieces of real estate in Algiers?

3. What is Ultra?

4. Why did Darlan revoke his order announcing to all French troops that further battle was futile?

5. What criticism does the author make of Speedy Valley during the course of Furlingswind?

(see the answer key)

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