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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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:
(a) Unit.
(b) Spoon.
(c) Radio.
(d) Rations.

2. What written warning from superiors did Commander Terry Allen burn?
(a) That the French would show resolve in repelling the attack.
(b) That aircover would not be provided.
(c) That the French should not be considered hostile.
(d) That the British planned to outflank him.

3. What plan did Colonel Frank Greer suggest that was countermanded by Terry Allen?
(a) Circle the town and cut if off from it's supply of troops from Oran.
(b) A building by building guerrilla campaign by infantry.
(c) A creeping artillery barrage through the town of St. Cloud.
(d) Utilize the hill as a defilade and wait for tank support.

4. What was operation WATCHTOWER?
(a) A covert mission to convince Vichy France to join the Allied cause.
(b) The first Allied counter-offensive against Japan at Guadalcanal.
(c) A pre-emptive strike by the Royal Air Force against North African Axis bases.
(d) The name of the original U.S. plan to attack Germany through France.

5. What did Eisenhower suspect of General Giraud?
(a) Cowardess.
(b) A bluff.
(c) Anti-semitism.
(d) Axis sympathies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event on November 27 in Toulon represents "one of the greatest acts of self-immolation in military history," according to the author.

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

3. What was the biggest deficiency, according to the author, in Allied planning?

4. Who did the American contingent meet in Cherchel?

5. What was stated as the reason for the decision to defer the advance on Tunis?

(see the answer key)

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