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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Sherman tanks also know as?
(a) LCDs.
(b) Tigers.
(c) DDs.
(d) EVDs.

2. What is the name of Eisenhower's dog that he acquires during the war?
(a) Tunney.
(b) Tunis.
(c) Telek.
(d) Turk.

3. Of the 2,400 tons of supplies scheduled to reach Omaha Beach, how much gets ashore?
(a) 100 tons.
(b) 2000 tons.
(c) 200 tons.
(d) 1000 tons.

4. How much do the bombs weigh that the B-17s drop?
(a) 50 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 1000 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

5. What is the name of the commander who wants the paratroopers to be utilized better during the war?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Montgomery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the code name for the Allies' elaborate plan to fool the Germans about D-Day?

2. Who is the first American to stand atop the bluffs?

3. Who does Capt. George Lane meet with when he is captured by the Germans when he is doing reconnaissance on mines?

4. At what hour does Rommel hear of the invasion?

5. More than 40 years later, what does German commander Luck believe would have been key to turning the battle?

(see the answer key)

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