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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did most of the Germans do when the American troops reached the village north of Noville in Chapter Thirteen, "Attack: Noville: January 14-17, 1945"?
(a) Fired on them.
(b) Commited suicide.
(c) Fled.
(d) Begged for mercy.

2. Who, when confronted with a written request from German General Luttwitz for surrender of Bastogne, replied "NUTS!"?
(a) General Taylor.
(b) General Jackson.
(c) General Patton.
(d) General McAuliffe.

3. 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) Yelling.
(b) Fires.
(c) Mirrors.
(d) Writing letters.

4. 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) Captain Sobel.
(b) General Taylor.
(c) General Patton.
(d) Captain Nixon.

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

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

7. Who was assigned 2nd Battalion C.O. Captain in Chapter Fifteen, "The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945"?
(a) Captain Lewis Nixon.
(b) Captain Herbert Sobel.
(c) Major Winters.
(d) Captain Speirs.

8. 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) Joking.
(b) Crying.
(c) Running away.
(d) Sleeping.

9. Where did Easy Company travel after Germany surrendered to Allied forces?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) Russia.
(d) Austria.

10. How many of Easy Company's boats made it across the river in Chapter Fourteen, "The Patrol: Haguenau: January 18-February 23, 1945"?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 0.

11. Where is Noville located?
(a) Holland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Switzerland.

12. 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) Webster and Mellet.
(b) Liebgott and Webster.
(c) Lavenson and Mellet.
(d) Liebgott and Lavenson.

13. The day after Christmas in 1944, whose battalion broke through the German lines, providing much-needed food, supplies and support?
(a) General Patton's.
(b) General Smith's.
(c) General McAuliffe's.
(d) General Taylor's.

14. Where was the Easy Company ordered to go after its success in Noville?
(a) Rachamps.
(b) Paris.
(c) Alsace.
(d) Foy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bastogne is a town in what country?

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

3. Points were awarded based on amount of time in active duty, whether the soldier was married, and what?

4. 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?

5. Easy Company and the 101st marched toward the fight and dug in to defend Bastogne with no artillery or what?

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