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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made the following criticism: "The best way to describe our operations to date, is that they have violated every recognized principle of war, are in conflict with all operational and logistic methods laid down in textbooks, and will be condemned, in their entirety, by all Leavenworth and war college classes for the next twenty-five years."
(a) Churchill.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Pyle.

2. Who was General Nehring replaced by?
(a) Field Marshal erwin Rommel.
(b) Field Marshal Albert Kesselring.
(c) Captain Wilhelm Knoche.
(d) General Hans-Jurgen von Arnim.

3. Of the 904 men Moore had led on a daring night escape, eventually, how many made it to safety?
(a) Approximately 150.
(b) Approximately 200.
(c) Approximately 430.
(d) Approximately 750.

4. According to Bradley, what did the American military achieve in the battle of El Guettar in Mid-March 1943?
(a) That this win would result in the Hun soon learning to dislike this outfit.
(b) The resolve that this was the last defeat we would stomach in the War for Africa.
(c) The seminal victory that shifted dominance in tank divisions from Germany to America.
(d) The first solid, indisputable defeat we inflicted on the Germany army in the war.

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

6. What two defects in planning for Longstop does the author point out?
(a) Underestimated the size of the enemy and misread the terrain.
(b) Placed artillery too distant for accuracy and turned down air support.
(c) Used green troops and insufficient artillery.
(d) Expected tanks to take steep terrain and attacked with insufficient force.

7. Ultra was able to intercept a German message that informed them the 21st Panzer Division had been ordered forward and that Sunday was to a-day for an operation by Arnim's Fifth Panzer Army. What vital piece of information was missing that would have better prepared the Allies?
(a) The location of the attack.
(b) That this attack had also been canceled.
(c) That an unprecidented show of air superiority was also planned.
(d) That the attack force was in fact much larger.

8. In what state did General Harold Alexander find the Allied command?
(a) Despondent and lacking resolve.
(b) In full retreat.
(c) Disorganized without a policy or a plan.
(d) Organized and poised for the offensive.

9. President Roosevelt mad the following statement in a press conference; "The elimination of German, Japanese, and Italian war power means the unconditional surrender of Germany, Italy, and Japan." What was Churchill's response?
(a) He agreed, but claimed to be suprised by the proclamation.
(b) He agreed, but only after a moment of consideration.
(c) He disagreed, but amicably.
(d) He agreed for the sake of the alliance, but was personally concerned about the repurcussions.

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

11. What battle was referred to as "the first perfect battle" for the Allies?
(a) Kesserine.
(b) Medenine.
(c) Tebaga Gap.
(d) Matmata.

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

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

14. What impasse was surmounted in the deliberations in Casablanca that helped lead to an agreed upon plan to win the war?
(a) The desire of the American contingent to defeat Japan first.
(b) The desire of the British to defeat Rommel as a first priority.
(c) The desire of the British contingent to immediately make a cross-channel invasion.
(d) The desire of the American contingent to comprimise Russia.

15. What is Longstop?
(a) A flanking technique utilzed by Allied tanks to break a blitzkreig.
(b) The code name of the Allied attempt to take the Medjerda valley.
(c) A key highway moving through a desert pass.
(d) A hill in the Medjerda valley offering a strategic vantage point, named after a cricket term.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fredendall's orders to Ward titled "Defense of Faid Position" were based on a poor knowledge of the area and threatened what prospect for the Allied forces?

2. What example does the author give of McQuillin's suggested use of outdated military technology?

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

4. What did the H.M.S. Bulolo deliver to Casablanca to assist the British in their cause?

5. According to the author, what mistake did Ward make after taking Sened station and Maknassy.

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