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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. What mistake did Anderson initially repeat at Fondouk gap?
(a) Overestimated the size of the enemy forces.
(b) He attempted a hill with tanks that was too steep.
(c) He did not attack in force.
(d) He split his forces creating a weak line.

2. 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) Anderson.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Pyle.

3. What example does the author give of McQuillin's suggested use of outdated military technology?
(a) The use of homing pigeons to direct his forces on the front.
(b) Landmines made from bundled grenades.
(c) The use of trip wires made from ration cans filled with rocks.
(d) The construction of a catapult in homage to Hannibal.

4. According to troops in Tunisia during the winter of 42-43, how did Stuka time and Spitfire time compare?
(a) Spitfire time only interrupted tea.
(b) Stuka time was every hour, Spitfire time once a week.
(c) Stuka was sunrise to noon, Spitfire was noon to dusk.
(d) Stuka time comprised most daylight hours while Spitfire time consisted of about a half hour.

5. Which two passes did the Germans utilize in operation Fruhlingswind?
(a) Faid Pass and Maizila Pass.
(b) Hatab Pass and Maizila Pass.
(c) Faid Pass and Bir el Hafey Pass.
(d) Maizila Pass and El Fekka Pass.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, how had Eisenhower been "outflanked" by the British in the Casablanca conference?

2. Who was Bonnier de la Chapelle?

3. Did morale improve in II Corps under Patten?

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

5. Combat exhaustion claimed what portion of casualties?

Short Essay Questions

1. General Harold Alexander is introduced in Chapter 9, what was his position and what was his mission?

2. What decision did General Omar Bradley help Eisenhower to make by giving him a frank opinion on 'the command here?'

3. What character trait made Robinett a difficult officer to command?

4. What two peculiarities does the author use to characterize Major General Orlando Ward?

5. Characteristic of his history of fighting half measures, what command objective did Fredendall insert in Ward's attack plan on Maknassy pass? And how was it answered by Arnim?

6. What new artillery techniques did the American gunners utilize in routing the 10th Panzers from El Guettar?

7. What effect did the War in North Africa have on the American city of Red Oak?

8. As the Allied forces fell into a "stuck-everywhere" period Patton started a row with Allied air for neglecting troops air cover. Due to this complaint, Patton was visited by the two most senior Allied airmen in North Africa. What punctuated this meeting?

9. What was 'Texas?'

10. What was the goal of operation SATIN?

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