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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first to reach Eagle's Nest in Chapter Seventeen, "Drinking Hitler's Champagne: Berchtesgaden: May 1-8, 1945"?
(a) Rattlesnake Battalion.
(b) Easy Company.
(c) General Patton.
(d) First Battalion.

2. What Normandy and Holland veteran broke under the pressure of seeing two of his closest friends seriously injured by heavy artillery at Bastogne in Chapter Twelve, "The Breaking Point: Bastogne: January 1-13, 1945"?
(a) Lieutenant Ronald C. Speirs.
(b) Lieutenant Thomas A. Peacock.
(c) Lieutenant Robert Rousch.
(d) Lieutenant Buck Compton.

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

4. Who killed an insubordinate American soldier in Normandy, causing some disagreement about him among the troops?
(a) Captain Speirs.
(b) Captain Salve Matheson.
(c) Major Oliver Horton.
(d) Major Winters.

5. 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 field.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A canyon.
(d) A river.

6. The Army deactivated Easy Company on what date?
(a) August 11, 1945.
(b) November 31, 1945.
(c) November 30, 1945.
(d) January 5, 1946.

7. What did many of the soldiers do while on leave to relieve stress?
(a) Slept.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Drank.
(d) Cried.

8. 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.

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

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

11. The Siege of Bastogne lasted from December 20 to when?
(a) January 2.
(b) January 10.
(c) December 27.
(d) January 1.

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

13. Easy Company occupied an area on the Rhine, near where in Chapter Sixteen, "Getting to Know the Enemy: Germany: April 2-30, 1945"?
(a) Zell am See.
(b) Alsace.
(c) Dusseldorf.
(d) Berlin.

14. In Chapter Eighteen, "The Soldier's Dream Life: Austria: May 8-July 31, 1945" a drunken soldier shot who in the head?
(a) Captain Speirs.
(b) Sergeant "Chuck" Grant.
(c) General Patton.
(d) Major Winters.

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

Short Answer 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"?

2. 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"?

3. 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?

4. Where did Easy Company travel after Germany surrendered to Allied forces?

5. 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"?

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