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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Eisenhower spend most of 1943 commanding troops?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Africa.

2. What does the French girl leading Maj. A. J. C. Rosevear and his team to the bridges want them to blow up instead?
(a) A tank.
(b) Polish POWs.
(c) German headquarters.
(d) A church.

3. What is used to drop the Allied paratroopers behind enemy lines?
(a) M-626s.
(b) C-37 "Devils".
(c) C-47 "Dakotas".
(d) F-150s.

4. What are the panzer units in the German army?
(a) Armored.
(b) Special operations.
(c) Snipers.
(d) Paratroopers.

5. Where is the most extensive Assault Training Center?
(a) Woolacombe.
(b) Sandhurst.
(c) Slapton Sands.
(d) West Point.

Short Answer Questions

1. German generals warn Rommel that he should keep his tanks out of range of what?

2. What are the "Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel" (LCVP) also known as?

3. Allies take a soil sample from the proposed landing site hoping not to find _________.

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

5. What is the code name for the British system for breaking the German Enigma encoding machine?

(see the answer key)

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