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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. Who led the frontal assault while the machine gunners provided support on the German machine guns in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) Robert L. Strayer
(b) Dick Winters.
(c) Clarence Hester.
(d) Oliver M. Horton.

2. When did the 101st Airborne division conduct practice jumps in preparation for D-Day?
(a) April, 1944.
(b) May, 1944.
(c) August, 1945.
(d) March, 1944.

3. What marked the date that the 506th parachute infantry regiment officially joined the 101st Airborne Division?
(a) January 3, 1944.
(b) December 14, 1941.
(c) April 22, 1942.
(d) June 10, 1943.

4. What is the elevation of Mount Currahee?
(a) 1,000 feet.
(b) 1,350 feet.
(c) 8,000 feet.
(d) 2,600 feet.

5. What did Winters later receive for his actions on D-Day?
(a) A glazed ham.
(b) The Silver Star.
(c) The Purple Heart.
(d) The Bronze Triangle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What introduction from the British was meant to separate from the leg and fall where the paratrooper would land?

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

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

5. Who in the narrative stands out as the foil to the protagonist?

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