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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many troops has the U.S. assembled and trained by 1943?
(a) 7.2 million.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 1.5 million.
(d) 50,000.

3. Where do the Americans beat the Germans in battle prior to D-Day?
(a) Ardennes.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Sicily.
(d) Kasserine Pass.

4. Who has the greatest doubts about the probability of D-Day success until witnessing the dress rehearsal?
(a) Churchill.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Roosevelt.

5. Which American commander stands up and symbolically throws the thick book of D-Day plans over his shoulder?
(a) Col. Good.
(b) Col. Van Fleet.
(c) Brig. General Cota.
(d) Capt. Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days after D-Day does Germany's premier tank division arrive at the French coast?

2. One soldier compared riding a LCT to all of the following EXCEPT for _____________.

3. At what hour on June 4 does Eisenhower give the order to proceed with the invasion?

4. What group is the first to attend the Assault Training Center?

5. What is the real name of the sexy-voiced Ohio girl known as "Axis Sally"?

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