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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 do the troops use to blow holes in the barbed wire?
(a) Rockets.
(b) Banglores.
(c) Rifles.
(d) Grenades.

2. Where is the German army's last offensive on the Eastern Front?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Kursk.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Prague.

3. What is the code name for the Germans' elaborate deception to fool the Russians in 1942?
(a) Stalingrade.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Kreml.
(d) Ziemke.

4. At what hour does Rommel hear of the invasion?
(a) 0600.
(b) 0930.
(c) 0730.
(d) 1030.

5. More than 40 years later, what does German commander Luck believe would have been key to turning the battle?
(a) Controlling the bridges.
(b) Controlling the villages.
(c) Taking more POWs.
(d) Controlling the beaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tetty, one of the best sub-agents, who is stealing oil from the Germans?

2. What are the best of the young German recruits called?

3. Which American commander stands up and symbolically throws the thick book of D-Day plans over his shoulder?

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

5. What is the name of the commander who wants the paratroopers to be utilized better during the war?

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