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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. Where did the German troops change their target to when they had Easy Company surrounded in Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944"?
(a) Uden.
(b) Omen.
(c) Veghel.
(d) Paris.

2. Who discovered a gigantic cellar filled with liquor and wine from across the globe in Hitler's home?
(a) Major Winters.
(b) Captain Sobel.
(c) Captain Nixon.
(d) General Patton.

3. The platoon of how many men pushed back two companies of Germans in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?
(a) 112.
(b) 75.
(c) 35.
(d) 29.

4. After how long at the battle at Carentan were the men of Easy Company relieved from the front lines?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

5. Who gathered information about a possible Nazi slave labor camp leader hiding in the mountains in Chapter Eighteen, "The Soldier's Dream Life: Austria: May 8-July 31, 1945"?
(a) Captain Speirs.
(b) Sergeant Alley.
(c) Major Hester.
(d) Sergeant Grant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave the command for Easy Company's advance in Chapter Twelve, "The Breaking Point: Bastogne: January 1-13, 1945"?

2. What did Winters bring to training maneuvers against military regulation in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?

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

4. Where did the Easy Company undergo parachute training?

5. Who eventually took control of Easy Company after Winters' promotion in Chapter Nine, "The Island: Holland: September 17-October 1, 1944"?

(see the answer key)

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