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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the code name for the Allies' elaborate plan to fool the Germans about D-Day?
(a) Ultra.
(b) Fortitude.
(c) Overkill.
(d) Normandy.

2. What is the Allied code name for the planned invasion for the spring of 1944?
(a) Oberon.
(b) Outlook.
(c) Overboard.
(d) Overlord.

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

4. How many infantry divisions does Germany have in France when they first meet the Allies on the French coast?
(a) 30 divisions.
(b) 10 divisions,
(c) 5 divisions.
(d) 50 divisions.

5. What does Eisenhower believe is a skill that could be learned and not an art?
(a) Organization.
(b) Leadership.
(c) Strategy.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is against the initial plans for the British airborne forces to take Caen?

2. What does AEF stand for?

3. What is the favorite boredom killer in the days leading up to the invasion?

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

5. What does SOS stand for?

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