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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who took command after Easy Company's new commanding officer retreated and left the company on its own in Chapter Twelve, "The Breaking Point: Bastogne: January 1-13, 1945"?
(a) Lewis Nixon.
(b) Buck Compton.
(c) Oliver Horton.
(d) Carwood Lipton.

2. Points were awarded based on amount of time in active duty, whether the soldier was married, and what?
(a) Amount of leave time.
(b) Medals.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) If they had Children.

3. Who attempted to keep the men's spirits high although morale was low due to the dreadful conditions in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?
(a) General McAuliffe.
(b) General Taylor.
(c) Colonel Sink.
(d) Lieutenant Strayer.

4. The military set up a ring of defense around the city of Bastogne and Easy Company's position was in a woody area across from what?
(a) A river.
(b) A field.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A canyon.

5. What refers to a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary and cold conditions?
(a) Garbage toe.
(b) Swamp foot.
(c) Rubbish boot.
(d) Trench foot.

6. What soldiers in the hospital requested discharge to return to Easy Company in Chapter Ten, "Resting, Recovering, and Refitting: Mourmelon-le-Grand: November 26-December 18, 1944"?
(a) Lavenson and Mellet.
(b) Liebgott and Lavenson.
(c) Liebgott and Webster.
(d) Webster and Mellet.

7. What were American soldiers on the front lines doing in Bastogne in Chapter Ten, "Resting, Recovering, and Refitting: Mourmelon-le-Grand: November 26-December 18, 1944"?
(a) Crying.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Joking.
(d) Running away.

8. Who did Major Winters encounter on one occasion after his promotion and stopped to make him salute him in Chapter Fifteen, "The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945"?
(a) General Patton.
(b) Captain Speirs.
(c) Captain Sobel.
(d) Captain Nixon.

9. Who participated in the attack on Noville?
(a) First and 2nd Battalion.
(b) First an 3rd Battalion.
(c) Second Battalion.
(d) First Battalion.

10. With the Bastogne siege over, the men of Easy Company prepared to attack and take what nearby village?
(a) Lay.
(b) Foy.
(c) Pow.
(d) Joy.

11. The goal of the German offensive in the Battle of Bastogne was the harbor located where?
(a) Veghel.
(b) Antwerp.
(c) Zetten.
(d) Uden.

12. Where did the Easy Company sleep for the first time in months in Rachamps in Chapter Thirteen, "Attack: Noville: January 14-17, 1945"?
(a) In fox holes.
(b) Under the stars.
(c) In trenches.
(d) Inside a building.

13. Who ordered Winters to send a patrol across the river and behind German lines to procure prisoners for interrogation in Chapter Fourteen, "The Patrol: Haguenau: January 18-February 23, 1945"?
(a) General Patton.
(b) Captain Nixon.
(c) Captain Sobel.
(d) General Taylor.

14. What holiday had the men of Easy Company been looking forward to before being ordered to Bastogne?
(a) Flag day.
(b) Fourth of July.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

15. Bastogne is located along what mountain range?
(a) Appalachian.
(b) Sierra Nevada.
(c) Ardennes.
(d) Himalayan

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovered a gigantic cellar filled with liquor and wine from across the globe in Hitler's home?

2. What was the name of Hitler's mountain retreat?

3. Who was the friend and alcohol connoisseur who shared in the findings of Hitler's liquor and wine cellar in Chapter Seventeen, "Drinking Hitler's Champagne: Berchtesgaden: May 1-8, 1945"?

4. The day after Christmas in 1944, whose battalion broke through the German lines, providing much-needed food, supplies and support?

5. In Chapter Eighteen, "The Soldier's Dream Life: Austria: May 8-July 31, 1945" a drunken soldier shot who in the head?

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