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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Allies take a soil sample from the proposed landing site hoping not to find _________.
(a) Oil.
(b) Peat fields.
(c) Sand.
(d) Salt water.

2. Where is Eisenhower born?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Maine.

3. Who is against the initial plans for the British airborne forces to take Caen?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Marshall.

4. What is the code name for the Germans' elaborate deception to fool the Russians in 1942?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Stalingrade.
(c) Ziemke.
(d) Kreml.

5. The area on the French coast between the beach and the bluffs was called the ___________.
(a) Shingle.
(b) Shore.
(c) Scuttle.
(d) Shoal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tetty, one of the best sub-agents, who is stealing oil from the Germans?

2. Where do the Germans pick up Capt. George Lane when he is doing reconnaissance on mines?

3. What are the "Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel" (LCVP) also known as?

4. Who is the American commander in the Pacific in 1943?

5. Which American general is used as a decoy to fool the Germans about the location of D-Day?

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