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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) Fled.
(c) Commited suicide.
(d) Begged for mercy.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) Evacuating the injured.
(b) Communications.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Getting out alive.

5. 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) Captain Salve Matheson.
(b) Major Oliver Horton.
(c) Captain Herbert Sobel.
(d) Captain Lewis Nixon.

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

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

8. When did the division hold a parade that top Army leaders, including General Eisenhower, attended?
(a) May, 1946.
(b) June, 1946.
(c) March, 1945.
(d) May, 1945.

9. Back in Mourmelon, the Easy Company showered for the first time in how long in Chapter Fifteen, "The Best Feeling in the World: Mourmelon: February 25-April 2, 1945"?
(a) 10 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 18 days.
(d) 72 hours.

10. 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) Colonel Sink.
(c) Lieutenant Strayer.
(d) General Taylor.

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

12. Where did the American soldiers sleep during battle in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?
(a) Castles.
(b) Fox holes.
(c) Jeeps.
(d) Fortified bunkers.

13. 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) Major Hester.
(b) Sergeant Alley.
(c) Sergeant Grant.
(d) Captain Speirs.

14. 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"?
(a) Captain Speirs.
(b) Captain Nixon.
(c) Captain Sobel.
(d) Major Winters.

15. Where did many of the men obtain weekend passes to visit in Chapter Ten, "Resting, Recovering, and Refitting: Mourmelon-le-Grand: November 26-December 18, 1944"?
(a) Paris.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Zetten.
(d) Uden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Winters order to take command of Easy Company after Dike stopped the line of advance in Chapter Twelve, "The Breaking Point: Bastogne: January 1-13, 1945"?

2. Who was shot in the neck by a German soldier and paralyzed when the opposing line attempted to break through in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?

3. Easy Company occupied an area on the Rhine, near where in Chapter Sixteen, "Getting to Know the Enemy: Germany: April 2-30, 1945"?

4. On December 21st, 1944, what platoon leader gathered his men for a combat patrol to collect information and secure a German prisoner for interrogation?

5. Where did Easy Company go to rest in France after leaving Holland in November, 1944?

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