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

Multiple Choice 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"?
(a) Joking.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Running away.
(d) Crying.

2. The Army enforced a strict _________ policy between the soldiers and German people Chapter Sixteen, "Getting to Know the Enemy: Germany: April 2-30, 1945".
(a) Non-fraternization.
(b) Non-threatening.
(c) Don't ask don't tell.
(d) English only.

3. 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) Captain Nixon.
(b) General Patton.
(c) Captain Sobel.
(d) Captain Speirs.

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

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

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

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

8. 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"?
(a) Lieutenant Buck Compton.
(b) 1st Lieutenant Ronald C. Speirs.
(c) Lieutenant Clifford Carwood Lipton.
(d) Lieutenant Robert B. Brewer.

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

10. 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.

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

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 Metzler.
(b) Private Miller.
(c) Private Ramirez.
(d) Private Jackson.

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

14. Where did the American troops arrive with dirty uniforms and unshaven faces in Chapter Eighteen, "The Soldier's Dream Life: Austria: May 8-July 31, 1945"?
(a) Zell am See.
(b) Alsace.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Easy Company trucked to through snow in Chapter Fourteen, "The Patrol: Haguenau: January 18-February 23, 1945"?

3. Where did the American soldiers sleep during battle in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?

4. 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"?

5. What refers to a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary and cold conditions?

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