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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Getting to Know the Enemy: Germany: April 2-30, 1945.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Yankee Battalion.
(c) Eagle Company.
(d) Jaguar Company.

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

3. Who attempted to keep the men's spirits high although morale was low due to the dreadful conditions in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?
(a) General McAuliffe.
(b) General Taylor.
(c) Lieutenant Strayer.
(d) Colonel Sink.

4. What refers to a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary and cold conditions?
(a) Swamp foot.
(b) Garbage toe.
(c) Rubbish boot.
(d) Trench foot.

5. Who was the 2nd Lieutenant of the Easy Company in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) Robert Rousch.
(b) Dick Winters.
(c) John E. Pisancin.
(d) George Lavenson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ordered Easy Company north after their success in Noville?

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

3. Who eventually took control of Easy Company after Winters' promotion in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 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. Who in the narrative stands out as the protagonist?

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