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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decision by Rear Admiral Hewitt was considered "a brave decision, the decision of a commander," by Lord Lewis Mountbatten, the commander of British amphibious forces?
(a) To move forward with the invasion as planned, despite conflicting weather reports.
(b) To temporarily break the fleet into six parts in order to escape U boats.
(c) To revise the attack and land in force.
(d) To hold off the invasion until better landings could be found.

2. According to Rear Admiral Bennett, the RESERVIST plan was:
(a) "Suicidal and absolutely unsound."
(b) "Strategically unimportant to winning the war."
(c) "Excessive."
(d) "A moral building excercise."

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

4. According to the author, about how much of his time did Eisenhower spend worrying about political issues at the expense of the Allied cause?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 3/4.
(c) 3/5.
(d) 1/4.

5. 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.

6. Where did the U.S. deception plans for TORCH suggest possible landing sites for the fleet?
(a) The Middle East, India or The Istrian Peninsula.
(b) Scandinavia, France or the Middle East.
(c) France, Germany or Denmark.
(d) China, Ethiopia or France.

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

8. What was operation RESERVIST?
(a) A bombing attack from Gibraltar bases on Axis ports in North Africa.
(b) A British plan to forestall the sabotage of Oran's port.
(c) An Allied plan that spread forces across north Tunisia.
(d) A clandestine mission launched by Patton.

9. What did Allen determine to do instead of following Colonel Greer's suggestion?
(a) Use air support and cover of night to take out specific enemy installations.
(b) Concentrate his troops and make one desperate last push.
(c) Bypass St. Cloud.
(d) Bifurcate the city with tanks and take the high ground first.

10. Rommel was rewarded the Field Marshal's Baton for:
(a) A successful Blitskrieg against massed French loyalists in Paris.
(b) His success in routing French forces from the Suez Canal.
(c) Successfully capturing Stalingrad, Russia.
(d) Capturing 30,000 British Commonwealth troops in Tobruk, Libya.

11. What event did the President of the United States hope the invasion of North Africa would precede?
(a) The Christmas holiday.
(b) The six month mark from the date of declaring war against Japan.
(c) Congressional Elections.
(d) The Fourth of July.

12. While Patton was made a national hero in taking Casablanca, which defects were also revealed, according to the author?
(a) An incapacity to empathize with frightened soldiers.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) A childish propensity to feud with other services.
(d) A wonton disregard of logistics.

13. According to the author, what significant change occurred in the relationship between the Allies over the course of the campaign?
(a) America formed an immediate bond with Britain.
(b) Vichy France betrayed their agreement with Germany by refusing to fight Americans.
(c) Italy sided with the Allies.
(d) Britain slipped into the role of a junior partner to America.

14. The signal "Advance Napoleon," was issues by Eisenhower which indicated what to the troops readying operation VILLAIN?
(a) To carry out Plan B and expect a docile reception by the French.
(b) To carry out Plan B and expect a hostile reception by the French.
(c) To carry out Plan D and expect a hostile reception by the French.
(d) To carry out Plan C and expect to be dropped behind enemy lines.

15. Why were the Vichy French fighting the Allies in North Africa?
(a) Germany held several French nobles prisoner and threatened to assasinate them.
(b) Vichy France was held captive by Italy.
(c) If they did not, Germany would invade Vichy France and seize the large Vichy fleet anchored at Toulon.
(d) Loss of North Africa to the Allies would mean the loss of the final French colonies and several war ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. General Georges Barre was the only Vichy French commander to refuse to kowtow to the Germans. What did he do?

2. In the naval battle of Casablanca, Hewitt faced El Hank. What was El Hank?

3. What became the unofficial motto of Allied forces in Tunisia?

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

5. What excuse did Patton cite for disobeying orders regarding the planned bombardment of Casablanca.

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