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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 men of Easy Company traveled to where, which was eighty miles west of London, in September, 1943?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Portsmouth.
(c) Aldbourne.
(d) Liverpool.

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

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) Polish ground attack.
(b) Italian air strike.
(c) German counterattack.
(d) Italian counterattack.

4. Who eventually took control of Easy Company after Winters' promotion in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) First Lieutenant Sterling W. Horner.
(b) Second Lieutenant Henry Jones.
(c) First Lieutenant Robert Rousch.
(d) First Lieutenant Fred Heyliger.

5. Easy Company and the 101st marched toward the fight and dug in to defend Bastogne with no artillery or what?
(a) Grenades.
(b) Land mines.
(c) Air support.
(d) Tanks.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944," after securing Ste. Marie-du-Mont, the military ordered Easy Company to lead the battalion through where?

3. 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"?

4. In Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944," German troops surrounded the ring of soldiers protecting Bastogne, making what impossible?

5. 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"?

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