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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Attack: Noville: January 14-17, 1945.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The objective of Market-Garden was to take control of what?
(a) Airports and bus stations.
(b) Peaks and valleys.
(c) Roads and bridges.
(d) Runways and towers.

2. Who became the victim of several training exercise pranks that made him appear incompetent in Chapter Two, "Stand Up and Hook Up: Benning, Mackall, Bragg, Shanks: December 1942-September 1943"?
(a) Captain Lewis Nixon.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Strayer.
(c) Captain Herbert Sobel.
(d) Major Oliver M. Horton.

3. How many German troops did Winters' group encounter sitting to rest in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) Less than 50.
(b) 80.
(c) 12.
(d) Over 100.

4. 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?
(a) Jaguar Company.
(b) Easy Company.
(c) Eagle Company.
(d) Yankee Battalion.

5. What were the men of Easy Company initially greeted with in London in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?
(a) Free beer and meals.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Chocolate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in the narrative stands out as the protagonist?

2. How many troops were killed, captured or wounded during Operation Market-Garden?

3. Where did German tanks and patrol units surround Easy Company in Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944"?

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

5. Who was shot in the neck by a German soldier and paralyzed when the opposing line attempted to break through in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?

(see the answer key)

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