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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. Who did Winters order to take command of Easy Company after Dike stopped the line of advance in Chapter Twelve, "The Breaking Point: Bastogne: January 1-13, 1945"?
(a) Lieutenant Clifford Carwood Lipton.
(b) Lieutenant Buck Compton.
(c) 1st Lieutenant Ronald C. Speirs.
(d) Lieutenant Robert B. Brewer.

2. Why were all of the parachute drops across Europe canceled in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?
(a) Ground armies had advanced.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) German holiday.
(d) American holiday.

3. What was the name of the base where the 506th Regiment trained in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) Camp Tappioca.
(b) Camp Turtleback.
(c) Camp Toccoa.
(d) Camp Tigerton.

4. Who was demoted from regimental to battalion staff due to his excessive drinking in Chapter Fifteen, "The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945"?
(a) Captain Herbert Sobel.
(b) Captain Lewis Nixon.
(c) Major Oliver Horton.
(d) Captain Salve Matheson.

5. What was Winters promoted to in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) Senior Officer of 2nd Regiment.
(b) Senior Officer of 1st Regiment.
(c) Executive Officer of 3rd Regiment.
(d) Executive Officer of 2nd Battalion.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. The goal of the German offensive in the Battle of Bastogne was the harbor located where?

3. What is an indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing ballistic trajectories?

4. 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"?

5. 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"?

(see the answer key)

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