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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says it is "the fury of an aroused democracy" that is the key to victory?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Marshall.

2. What does Ambrose have framed on the wall of his office?
(a) Rommel's invasion defense plans.
(b) Eisenhower's order of the day.
(c) D-Day maps.
(d) A letter from Churchill.

3. What does Rommel say he wants to be when the war ends?
(a) Electrical engineer.
(b) American.
(c) General.
(d) Hydraulic engineer.

4. The ME-262's are to be known as what?
(a) Spy planes.
(b) Blitz-bombers.
(c) Troop carriers.
(d) Fighter jets.

5. What is the date that Eisenhower originally sets for D-Day?
(a) June 6.
(b) June 4.
(c) June 5.
(d) June 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Allied troops use to keep water out of their riffles during the invasion?

2. Where does Eisenhower spend most of 1943 commanding troops?

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

4. What does the SHAEF stand for?

5. Who interviews Eisenhower about D-Day in 1964?

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