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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many minesweepers clear the Channel for the Allies?
(a) 2500.
(b) 3200.
(c) 375.
(d) 250.

2. How many ships are involved in D-Day?
(a) 2654.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 292.
(d) 2727.

3. What are the "Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel" (LCVP) also known as?
(a) Omaha Boats.
(b) Safety Boats.
(c) Eureka Boats.
(d) U Boats.

4. Who has the greatest doubts about the probability of D-Day success until witnessing the dress rehearsal?
(a) Churchill.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Montgomery.

5. At what time does the German radar finally spot the Allied fleet?
(a) 0609.
(b) 0309.
(c) 0409.
(d) 0709.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are B-24s known as?

2. What is the code name for the Germans' elaborate deception to fool the Russians in 1942?

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

4. What is handed out along with rations to the troops as they board vessels for the invasions?

5. What do Allied troops use to keep water out of their riffles during the invasion?

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