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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the groups of paratroopers jumping from each plane called?
(a) Clicks.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Sausages.

3. Pegasus Bridge is on which river?
(a) Orne.
(b) Vire.
(c) Seine.
(d) Dives.

4. What does OWI stand for?
(a) Official Work Interaction.
(b) Office of War Interrogation.
(c) Official War Information.
(d) Office of War Information.

5. How many days after D-Day does Germany's premier tank division arrive at the French coast?
(a) 17.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eisenhower want to paralyze in the weeks leading up to D-Day?

2. What is the name of the command group in charge of planning D-Day?

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

4. Where do the Allies want the Germans to believe the D-Day invasion would be?

5. Maj. A. J. C. Rosevear is assigned to destroy three bridges on the ______ River.

(see the answer key)

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