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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After securing Carentan and a brief respite and tending to the wounded, the men prepared for what in Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944"?
(a) Polish ground attack.
(b) Italian air strike.
(c) Italian counterattack.
(d) German counterattack.

2. Who ran down the road and six men followed, but the remainder stayed in the ditch during the attack on Carentan?
(a) Lieutenant Sterling W. Horner.
(b) Lieutenant Thomas A. Peacock.
(c) Lieutenant Welsh.
(d) Lieutenant JB Stokes.

3. What portion of parachute training were the men of the Easy Company excused from?
(a) Psychological training.
(b) Parachute packing.
(c) Sleep deprivation.
(d) Physical training.

4. What did the pilots do when coming under attack over the drop zone in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?
(a) Banked right.
(b) Sped up.
(c) Banked left.
(d) Slowed down.

5. What did Lieutenant Winters and ten other men receive at the end of Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944"?
(a) The Silver Star.
(b) The Gold Star.
(c) The Distinguished Service Cross citation.
(d) The Medal of Honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the battle at Carentan, supporting troops from Fox Company and what company fell back from the front lines?

2. The operation of eliminating the German battery contributed to the success of the beach invasion, as the location looked directly down upon what in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?

3. What refers to a court consisting of military or naval personnel appointed by a commander to try charges of offenses by soldiers or sailors against military or naval law?

4. What marked the date that the 506th parachute infantry regiment officially joined the 101st Airborne Division?

5. After how long at the battle at Carentan were the men of Easy Company relieved from the front lines?

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