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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Soldier's Dream Life: Austria: May 8-July 31, 1945.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Germans relied more on its counterattack rather than its what, as advised to the troops in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?
(a) Ground defences.
(b) Air offenses.
(c) Coastal defenses.
(d) Air defenses.

2. 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?
(a) Presidential court.
(b) Kangaroo court.
(c) Military court.
(d) Court martial.

3. Who transferred Winters out of Easy Company as the battalion mess officer in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Aldbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?
(a) Major Oliver M. Horton.
(b) Colonel Robert Frederick Sink.
(c) Major Strayer.
(d) Brigadier General Anthony Clement McAuliffe.

4. Easy Company was assigned to a risky and vital operation where in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?
(a) Poland.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) Belgium.

5. What were the men served a large meal of before being ordered to run up Mount Currahee in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) Steak and potatoes.
(b) Fish and chips.
(c) Cheeseburgers.
(d) Spaghetti.

Short Answer Questions

1. The plane carrying who was hit with bullets and exploded during its landing attempt in Chapter Four, "Look Out Hitler! Here We Come!: Slapton Sands, Upottery: April 1-June 5, 1944"?

2. The Siege of Bastogne lasted from December 20 to when?

3. 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"?

4. What ultimatum did the company officers give Major Strayer in Chapter Three, "Duties of the Latrine Orderly: Alrbourne: September 1943-March 1944"?

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

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