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Multiple Choice Questions

1. By January 24th 1943, heavy French casualties and prisoner-of-war-losses prompted what important change of heart in the French command?
(a) Soldiers were provisioned from American sources.
(b) France deferred from the front and filled the need for provisioning the British and American troops.
(c) Giraud gave control of their troops over to Anderson.
(d) French command was handed over to Churchill.

2. 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.

3. What did the German's rename Longstop?
(a) Little Big Horn.
(b) Christmas Hill.
(c) New Year Valley.
(d) Rommel's Pen.

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

5. What criticism does the author make of Speedy Valley during the course of Furlingswind?
(a) That the reluctance to acknowledge the route resulted in too many Allied deaths.
(b) That there was no sense of urgency.
(c) That panic reigned.
(d) That they believed their own misinformation.

6. What was Djebel el Rhar?
(a) A fortified tower manned by Italian troops.
(b) A deep defile with no possibility of crossing it.
(c) A slightly lower crest to Djebel el Ahmera.
(d) A desert river bed and useful hiding spot.

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

8. What did the H.M.S. Bulolo deliver to Casablanca to assist the British in their cause?
(a) A special forces troop to demostrate new machinery and tactics to make a cross channel landing.
(b) 400 cases of champagne.
(c) A war room filled with planning studies bound in red leather dispatch folders.
(d) A group of captured German informers with specific details on Axis plans.

9. Who replaced Ward's command?
(a) Paul Robinett
(b) Ernie Pyle.
(c) Ernie Harmon.
(d) Omar Bradley.

10. In the April fight for El Guettar, Patton lost which personal friend?
(a) Captain Richard Jenson, his favorite aide.
(b) General Terry Allen, his favored commander.
(c) Major General Bradley.
(d) Lt. Colonel John Waters.

11. What major engineering feat was undertaken in Speedy Valley, although it's strategic importance was questionable?
(a) An extensively camouflaged airway and underground bunker.
(b) A series of mobile bridge spans were prefabricated as rapid replacements for bridges Germans were expected to destroy in their retreat.
(c) The creating of a tank-proof moat surrounding the headquarters.
(d) The boring of a pair of immense, double-shafted tunnels to house the headquarters.

12. What was Fredendall's success in securing Faid Pass, Sened Station and Maknassy?
(a) In securing no objectives.
(b) In securing all objectives.
(c) In securing Faid Pass but neither Sened Station or Maknassy.
(d) In securing Maknassy and Sened Station both, but losing Faid Pass

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

14. According to the author, how had Eisenhower been "outflanked" by the British in the Casablanca conference?
(a) His command structure was changed to put three British deputies, with independent authority, below him to oversee air, land and sea operations.
(b) The position of a British general to oversee British and French troops was created, to be filled at a later date.
(c) A special envoy was forced upon him to assist with political matters.
(d) He was forced to relocate his operations office back to Gibralter where the British felt they could have better oversight.

15. Did morale improve in II Corps under Patten?
(a) No, new regulations stifled morale.
(b) Yes, in part for his reputation.
(c) Yes, but perhaps in spite of him.
(d) No, his overbearing nature increased pessimism.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what subtle changes had started to become evident in American troops towards the end of 1942?

2. Of the Fifty-two Sherman tanks caught in the German attack Fruhlingswind how many survived?

3. Combat exhaustion claimed what portion of casualties?

4. The death of Admiral Darlan is considered to have had what effect on the Allies?

5. Who is the German aristocratic colonel captured by allies who later planned a bomb plot against Hitler?

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