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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 do the Germans guarding the artillery posts do to pass time in April and May?
(a) Write letters home.
(b) Dig trenches.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Fortify the Atlantic Wall.

2. Who is against the initial plans for the British airborne forces to take Caen?
(a) Bradley.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Marshall.
(d) Eisenhower.

3. The navy refers to "crafts" as being under _________ feet and "ships" as being anything over that.
(a) 400.
(b) 500.
(c) 200.
(d) 300.

4. How many ships are involved in D-Day?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 2727.
(c) 2654.
(d) 292.

5. What is handed out along with rations to the troops as they board vessels for the invasions?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Condoms.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Bibles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many infantry divisions does Germany have in France when they first meet the Allies on the French coast?

2. How many airplanes per month is the U.S. producing by the end of 1943?

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

4. How many phases has the Assault Training Center broken down into?

5. What is the Allies' best source for information about the Atlantic Wall?

(see the answer key)

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