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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Capt. George Lane meet with when he is captured by the Germans when he is doing reconnaissance on mines?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Gestapo.
(c) Rommel.
(d) Jodl.

2. The U.S. 2nd and 5th Ranger battalions are composed of volunteers known as what?
(a) Suicide squads.
(b) Silence squads.
(c) Second squads.
(d) Sucker squads.

3. One soldier compared riding a LCT to all of the following EXCEPT for _____________.
(a) Terrible hangover.
(b) Camel.
(c) Bucking bronco.
(d) Roller coaster.

4. How many divisions do the Allies have in France when they first meet German troops in 1944?
(a) Five divisions.
(b) Twleve divisions.
(c) Ten divisions.
(d) Fifty divisions.

5. What does the SHAEF stand for?
(a) Strategy Handling Allied Executive Force.
(b) Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force.
(c) Supreme Headquarters Allied Executive Force.
(d) Strategy Handling Allied Expeditionary Force.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the troops call their inflatable life vests?

2. "Potato masher" is the troops' name for what?

3. Who has the greatest doubts about the probability of D-Day success until witnessing the dress rehearsal?

4. What is always the weakest spot on any Allied line during the war?

5. How many troops has the U.S. assembled and trained by 1943?

(see the answer key)

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