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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 4.
(d) 6.

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

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

4. What holiday had the men of Easy Company been looking forward to before being ordered to Bastogne?
(a) Easter.
(b) Flag day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Fourth of July.

5. 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) Fled.
(b) Fired on them.
(c) Commited suicide.
(d) Begged for mercy.

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

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

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

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

10. Bastogne is a town in what country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Belgium.
(d) England.

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

12. 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) Paris.
(b) Alsace.
(c) London.
(d) Zell am See.

13. 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"?
(a) Corporal Mellet.
(b) Corporal Gordon.
(c) Corporal Hoobler.
(d) Corporal Dukeman.

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

15. Berchtesgaden was a village populated with whom?
(a) High-ranking Nazis.
(b) Beautiful women.
(c) Poor Jews.
(d) The elderly.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. 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?

3. Who ordered Easy Company north after their success in Noville?

4. With the Bastogne siege over, the men of Easy Company prepared to attack and take what nearby village?

5. What 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"?

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