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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 men are under General Bradley's command?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 400,000.
(c) 22,000.
(d) 250,000.

2. What are B-17s known as?
(a) Liberators.
(b) Marauders.
(c) Flying Fortresses.
(d) Freedom Fighters.

3. Who says that the Allies' best chance is the "blast"?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Montgomery.

4. Where do Roosevelt and Churchill meet with Stalin in 1943?
(a) Paris.
(b) Tehran.
(c) London.
(d) Washington D.C.

5. What river is a boundary between the German's Fifteenth and Seventh army divisions, providing an area of weakness for the Allies?
(a) Vire.
(b) Orne.
(c) Seulles.
(d) Seine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the landing site the Allies choose for the D-Day invasion?

3. What are the groups of paratroopers jumping from each plane called?

4. The paratroopers gain a fearsome appearance with what?

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

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