View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is an indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing ballistic trajectories?
(a) Catapult.
(b) Slingshot.
(c) Rocket launcher.
(d) Mortar.

3. 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) Lavenson and Mellet.
(c) Liebgott and Webster.
(d) Liebgott and Lavenson.

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"?
(a) Begged for mercy.
(b) Fled.
(c) Fired on them.
(d) Commited suicide.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bastogne is a town in what country?

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

3. 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"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Ronald C. Spiers taking command of Easy Company in Chapter Twelve, "The Breaking Point: Bastogne: January 1-13, 1945"?

2. What did the men of Easy Company do in their leisure time in Chapter Sixteen, "Getting to Know the Enemy: Germany: April 2-30, 1945"? What did they discover in this chapter?

3. What violence took place in Chapter Eighteen, "The Soldier's Dream Life: Austria: May 8-July 31, 1945"?

4. What happened with the mission led by Lieutenant Peacock in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"?

5. Where was Easy Company ordered in mid-December, 1944? What did they find there?

6. What did the Easy Company men find in Austria in Chapter Eighteen, "The Soldier's Dream Life: Austria: May 8-July 31, 1945"?

7. What was the experience like for the men while staying in Berchtesgaden? What did they find in the rural people?

8. How were the troops set up in the battle at Bastogne in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944"? What dangers were in this arrangement?

9. Describe the conditions of the men fighting in Bastogne in Chapter Eleven, "They Got Us Surrounded - The Poor Bastards: Bastogne: December 19-31, 1944." How were the injured treated?

10. What changes were taking place amongst Easy Company in Chapter Ten, "Resting, Recovering, and Refitting: Mourmelon-le-Grand: November 26-December 18, 1944"? How was morale?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 987 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample