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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. How many British tanks supported Easy Company on their advance through Veghel in Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944"?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 0.

2. 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) Easy Company.
(b) Jaguar Company.
(c) Eagle Company.
(d) Yankee Battalion.

3. 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"?
(a) German counterattack.
(b) Polish ground attack.
(c) Italian air strike.
(d) Italian counterattack.

4. Who took over as Commanding Officer of Easy Company after their current commander was shot in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) First Lieutenant Robert B. Brewer.
(b) First Lieutenant Roy Paul Gates.
(c) First Lieutenant Norman S. Dike, Jr.
(d) First Lieutenant Raymond G. Schmitz.

5. In Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942" the author writes that never before had troops endured basic training at the same time as what training?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Officer.
(c) Parachute.
(d) Explosives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Easy Company ordered to go after its success in Noville?

2. The operation of eliminating the German battery contributed to the success of the beach invasion, as the location looked directly down upon what in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?

3. With the Bastogne siege over, the men of Easy Company prepared to attack and take what nearby village?

4. In Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944," Easy Company moved to reserve status and was tasked with what?

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

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