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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944," after securing Ste. Marie-du-Mont, the military ordered Easy Company to lead the battalion through where?
(a) Trinity.
(b) Orval.
(c) Vierville.
(d) Carentan.

2. What village were Easy Company ordered to defend in Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944"?
(a) Omen.
(b) Loren.
(c) Ogden.
(d) Uden.

3. Who became the victim of several training exercise pranks that made him appear incompetent in Chapter Two, "Stand Up and Hook Up: Benning, Mackall, Bragg, Shanks: December 1942-September 1943"?
(a) Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Strayer.
(b) Captain Herbert Sobel.
(c) Captain Lewis Nixon.
(d) Major Oliver M. Horton.

4. Where did the ship with Easy Company arrive in September, 1943?
(a) Newcastle, England.
(b) Liverpool, England.
(c) Bristol, England.
(d) Blackpool, England.

5. The operation of eliminating the German battery contributed to the success of the beach invasion, as the location looked directly down upon what in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) Alaska Beach.
(b) Montana Beach.
(c) Arizona Beach.
(d) Utah Beach.

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

7. Where did the men of Easy Company return after being released from Carentan?
(a) Aldbourne.
(b) Boot camp.
(c) Infantry.
(d) Cavalry.

8. In Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944," American troops marched south, to a village called what?
(a) Son.
(b) Style.
(c) Stoll.
(d) Sorin.

9. After securing Carentan and a brief respite and tending to the wounded, the men prepared for what in Chapter Six, "Move Out!: Carentan: July 7-July 12, 1944"?
(a) Italian air strike.
(b) Italian counterattack.
(c) Polish ground attack.
(d) German counterattack.

10. 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) Military court.
(b) Presidential court.
(c) Kangaroo court.
(d) Court martial.

11. After how much time in parachute training did the Easy Company make their first jump?
(a) 100 hours.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 3 weeks.

12. Who led the final assault on the third and final German gun in the battery in Chapter Five, "Follow Me: Normandy, June 6, 1944"?
(a) Brigadier General Anthony Clement McAuliffe.
(b) Lieutenant Ronald Speirs.
(c) First Lieutenant Henry Jones.
(d) Captain Salve H. Matheson.

13. Who returned to Easy Company hoping for more action and sought revenge for Americans killed by German troops in Chapter Seven, "Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions: Aldbourne: July 13-September 16, 1944"?
(a) Private David Kenyon Webster.
(b) Private Sergio G. Moya.
(c) Private Paul E. Lamoureux.
(d) Private Terrence C. Harris.

14. Who was promoted to 1st lieutenant in the first few weeks of basic training in Chapter One, "We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Toccoa: July-December 1942"?
(a) Sterling W. Horner.
(b) Dick Winters.
(c) JB Stokes.
(d) George Lavenson.

15. What introduction from the British was meant to separate from the leg and fall where the paratrooper would land?
(a) Crotch huggers.
(b) Leg bags.
(c) Waist belts.
(d) Calf bands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term means to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms?

2. Where did the Easy Company undergo parachute training?

3. What caused the planes' V-formation to break off during the flight in on D-Day?

4. Where did Easy Company continue to lead the march in Chapter Eight, "Hell's Highway; Holland: October 2-November 25, 1944"?

5. 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"?

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