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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ordered Easy Company north after their success in Noville?
(a) General Taylor.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel Strayer.
(c) General McAuliffe.
(d) General Patton.

2. What is an indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing ballistic trajectories?
(a) Catapult.
(b) Rocket launcher.
(c) Slingshot.
(d) Mortar.

3. 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) Buck Compton.
(b) Oliver Horton.
(c) Lewis Nixon.
(d) Carwood Lipton.

4. Easy Company had to travel across the river in how many boats at night in Chapter Fourteen, "The Patrol: Haguenau: January 18-February 23, 1945"?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. Where in France is Mourmelon located?
(a) Northeastern.
(b) Southern.
(c) South central.
(d) Central.

6. Easy Company and the 101st marched toward the fight and dug in to defend Bastogne with no artillery or what?
(a) Air support.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Land mines.
(d) Tanks.

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

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

9. How many prisoners did Easy Company secure across the river in Chapter Fourteen, "The Patrol: Haguenau: January 18-February 23, 1945"?
(a) 22.
(b) 2.
(c) 34.
(d) 17.

10. When was Easy Company ordered to defend Bastogne?
(a) December, 1944.
(b) November, 1944.
(c) October, 1943.
(d) April, 1944.

11. Easy Company liberated the people of what in Chapter Sixteen, "Getting to Know the Enemy: Germany: April 2-30, 1945"?
(a) The British Army.
(b) A Displaced Persons' camp.
(c) The German Army.
(d) A prison.

12. What soldier from Easy Company was lost in Chapter Fourteen, "The Patrol: Haguenau: January 18-February 23, 1945" from a grenade fragment in his skull?
(a) Private Jackson.
(b) Private Miller.
(c) Private Ramirez.
(d) Private Metzler.

13. Who was demoted from regimental to battalion staff due to his excessive drinking in Chapter Fifteen, "The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945"?
(a) Major Oliver Horton.
(b) Captain Herbert Sobel.
(c) Captain Lewis Nixon.
(d) Captain Salve Matheson.

14. What was forbidden while the men were in battle in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?
(a) Fires.
(b) Writing letters.
(c) Mirrors.
(d) Yelling.

15. What did the Army occupy in Chapter Seventeen, "Drinking Hitler's Champagne: Berchtesgaden: May 1-8, 1945"?
(a) Churches.
(b) Brothels.
(c) Hotels.
(d) Lavish Nazi homes.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. Who participated in the attack on Noville?

3. Who was the first to reach Eagle's Nest in Chapter Seventeen, "Drinking Hitler's Champagne: Berchtesgaden: May 1-8, 1945"?

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

5. In Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944," German troops surrounded the ring of soldiers protecting Bastogne, making what impossible?

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