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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the "Old Ladies"?
(a) Submarines.
(b) Destroyers.
(c) Carriers.
(d) Battleships.

2. What are B-26s known as?
(a) Freedom Fighters.
(b) Liberators.
(c) Flying Fortresses.
(d) Marauders.

3. How many bombers are shot down by Luftwaffe on D-Day?
(a) 47.
(b) 9.
(c) 0.
(d) 113.

4. At what hour on June 4 does Eisenhower give the order to proceed with the invasion?
(a) 2145.
(b) 2315.
(c) 0300.
(d) 2030.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The navy refers to "crafts" as being under _________ feet and "ships" as being anything over that.

2. What does SOS stand for?

3. Who are considered the knights in shining armor of World War II?

4. The area on the French coast between the beach and the bluffs was called the ___________.

5. The 5th Ranger Battalion sets up its command post outside of __________.

(see the answer key)

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