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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the Army-planned a practice operation on a stretch of English coastline in preparation for D-Day?
(a) Operation Osprey.
(b) The Jaguar strike.
(c) Operation Lynx.
(d) Exercise Tiger.

2. 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) First Lieutenant Henry Jones.
(c) Captain Salve H. Matheson.
(d) Lieutenant Ronald Speirs.

3. Where did the Easy Company undergo parachute training?
(a) Fort Brendan.
(b) Fort Banding.
(c) Fort Betsy.
(d) Fort Benning.

4. When did the Easy Company complete basic training?
(a) March, 1943.
(b) November, 1942.
(c) October, 1942.
(d) January, 1943.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What tanks arrived at Easy Company's location after the successful invasion on D-Day?

2. Where did Easy Company's regiment move in March, 1943?

3. What were the troops given for the first time when they flew out for D-Day in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?

4. In what state did training take place in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?

5. Who was promoted to 1st lieutenant in the first few weeks of basic training in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?

(see the answer key)

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