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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 were the men served a large meal of before being ordered to run up Mount Currahee in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) Fish and chips.
(b) Cheeseburgers.
(c) Spaghetti.
(d) Steak and potatoes.

2. Who was the Easy Company's commanding officer in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) First Lieutenant Henry Jones.
(b) Captain Lewis Nixon.
(c) Major Oliver M. Horton.
(d) Captain Herbert Sobel.

3. Growing dissatisfaction with Sobel's lack of tactical skill made some officers consider approaching who about the problem in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?
(a) Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Strayer.
(b) Major Oliver M. Horton.
(c) Colonel Sink.
(d) Major Clarence Hester.

4. When did Easy Company's regiment move to the Alabama side of the Fort in Chapter Two, "Stand Up and Hook Up: Benning, Mackall, Bragg, Shanks: December 1942-September 1943"?
(a) December, 1942.
(b) August, 1942.
(c) January, 1943.
(d) October, 1942.

5. 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) Lieutenant Ronald Speirs.
(d) Captain Salve H. Matheson.

Short Answer Questions

1. The men who completed five successful jumps in parachute training received a certificate and what to denote them certified parachutists?

2. What portion of parachute training were the men of the Easy Company excused from?

3. What was the name of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 4th Brigade combat team of the 101st Airborne Division?

4. Who spied the vast number of ships and boats in the invading fleet and became awestruck in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?

5. Who did the company officers consult with about their ultimatum in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944" who suggested they step down?

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