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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Maj. John Howard's D Company known as?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Ox and Bucks.
(d) Bulls and Broncs.

2. Which American general is used as a decoy to fool the Germans about the location of D-Day?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Patton.
(d) Marshall.

3. What is the code name for the British system for breaking the German Enigma encoding machine?
(a) Ultra.
(b) Extra.
(c) Excalibur.
(d) Usher.

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

5. How many airplanes per month is the U.S. producing by the end of 1943?
(a) 2500.
(b) 4000.
(c) 8000.
(d) 500.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the groups of paratroopers jumping from each plane called?

2. What causes most of the casualties on Utah Beach?

3. What is the Russian army called?

4. What novel does Ambrose refer to when discussing the bomber missions?

5. What day are the two soldiers sent to the French coast to get secret soil samples by the Allies?

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