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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 how much time in parachute training did the Easy Company make their first jump?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 100 hours.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. Captain Sobel was transferred to head a new what in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?
(a) Diving school.
(b) Parachute school.
(c) Marksmanship school.
(d) Grammar school.

3. Who led the final assault on the third and final German gun in the battery in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) Brigadier General Anthony Clement McAuliffe.
(b) Lieutenant Ronald Speirs.
(c) First Lieutenant Henry Jones.
(d) Captain Salve H. Matheson.

4. What did the Americans secure with the assistance of tanks in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) Germany.
(b) Sherwood Estates.
(c) The Royal Palace.
(d) Brecourt Manor.

5. What plane did the men of Easy Company first jump from in parachute training?
(a) C-47.
(b) B-52.
(c) M-71.
(d) B-13.

Short Answer 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"?

2. The Germans relied more on its counterattack rather than its what, as advised to the troops in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?

3. At the end of October, 1943, Sobel assigned Winters to what inspection duty?

4. What did Winters later receive for his actions on D-Day?

5. Who replaced Sobel as C.O. of Easy Company in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?

(see the answer key)

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