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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the commander who wants the paratroopers to be utilized better during the war?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Marshall.
(d) Bradley.

2. Where does Eisenhower give an impromptu graduation address in the spring of 1944?
(a) Sandhurst.
(b) Slapton Sands.
(c) Sorbonne.
(d) West Point.

3. Where is Eisenhower born?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Maine.

4. What do many of the troops use as a shield on the beaches?
(a) Dead bodies.
(b) Shoals and shale.
(c) Ammunition packs.
(d) Landing craft ramps.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Russian army called?

2. Who is the American commander in the Pacific in 1943?

3. What is the name for the German navy?

4. The U.S. 2nd and 5th Ranger battalions are composed of volunteers known as what?

5. How long does it take Ranger Company to get most of the men to the top of the cliffs at Omaha?

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