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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Darlan revoke his order announcing to all French troops that further battle was futile?
(a) The position of the British above him in the command structure threatened French authority.
(b) French troops threatened revolt.
(c) The arrival of General Giraud threatened his new position.
(d) Marshal Petain sacked Darlan as his military commander and repudiated the agreement.

2. Who did the American contingent meet in Cherchel?
(a) Benito Mussolini, Commander General of the Italian Africorps.
(b) The Desert Fox.
(c) General Mast, the French commander of the Vichy army's XIX Corps.
(d) General Henri Giraud, a senior general capable of uniting the French cause.

3. What did General Erich von Wulisch tell General Nogues in his farewell call before escaping Fedala?
(a) "This is the greatest setback to German arms since 1918... we shall be expelled from Africa."
(b) "Retreat east and fortify Rommel."
(c) "Hold you position, Panzers are on their way."
(d) "Surrender while you may... we can provide no support."

4. What best describes the enemy structure referred to as the 'Kasbah' by Americans?
(a) A large barn temporarily used as U.S. Army barracks.
(b) A sixteenth-century Portuguese fortress.
(c) A tower originally built during the crusades now used by a nest of snipers.
(d) A beach resort used as a French command center.

5. What nickname for Eisenhower did the War Department try to suppress?
(a) Howie.
(b) C-N-C.
(c) Ike.
(d) Doc.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hitler reinforced Tunis because of what realization, according to the author?

2. The Allied success in Djedeida in November 1942 lead to what effect?

3. Upon being made Mussolini's deputy, what plan did Kesselring devise?

4. What hunch of Eisenhower's in regards to General Giraud looks to be accurate?

5. Major Rudolph Barlow's surprise attack on an an Axis airfield discovered outside the city of Djedejida resulted in what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the motto of the Big Red One?

2. What ultimatum did Patton make to the French at Casablanca after hearing that a French cease fire had been ordered?

3. How did America support the Allied cause before formally joining the war?

4. In addition to arranging a bridge head around Tunis, what did Kesselring order his lieutenants to plan?

5. What considerations did Terry Allen cite in bypassing St. Cloud?

6. In the first tank battle of World War II between Germans and Americans, the commander, John Waters, used Captain Siglin's twelve tank force in what manner?

7. In the aftermath of the German attack on Medjez-el-Bab, McGinnis is relieved from Duty. Why?

8. What aspect of the RESERVIST plan concerned Winston Churchill and the Americans?

9. What domestic issues does the author suggest weighed on the President's mind in making the decision to move forward?

10. An aspect of TORCH that affected each layer of command was a lack of information about how the coordinated effort was going. According to the author, how was Patton's approach to this ambiguity different?

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