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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. Who was the first to reach Eagle's Nest in Chapter Seventeen, "Drinking Hitler's Champagne: Berchtesgaden: May 1-8, 1945"?
(a) First Battalion.
(b) Easy Company.
(c) General Patton.
(d) Rattlesnake Battalion.

2. What marked the date that the 506th parachute infantry regiment officially joined the 101st Airborne Division?
(a) January 3, 1944.
(b) April 22, 1942.
(c) June 10, 1943.
(d) December 14, 1941.

3. Where was Easy Company trucked to through snow in Chapter Fourteen, "The Patrol: Haguenau: January 18-February 23, 1945"?
(a) Foy.
(b) Alsace.
(c) Rachamps.
(d) Antwerp.

4. When did the division hold a parade that top Army leaders, including General Eisenhower, attended?
(a) March, 1945.
(b) May, 1946.
(c) June, 1946.
(d) May, 1945.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the ship with Easy Company arrive in September, 1943?

2. In Chapter Sixteen, "Getting to Know the Enemy: Germany: April 2-30, 1945" Easy Company traveled into Germany as an occupation force rather than what?

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

4. Where did Easy Company travel after Germany surrendered to Allied forces?

5. What did many of the soldiers do while on leave to relieve stress?

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