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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the American commander in the Pacific in 1943?
(a) MacArthur.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Munson.
(d) Marshall.

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

4. Where do the Allies want the Germans to believe the D-Day invasion would be?
(a) Norway.
(b) Russia.
(c) Greenland.
(d) Ireland.

5. What are the "Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel" (LCVP) also known as?
(a) Omaha Boats.
(b) U Boats.
(c) Safety Boats.
(d) Eureka Boats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sgt. Harrison Summers awarded for his bravery in taking the German barracks?

2. What are Sherman tanks also know as?

3. Of the 2,400 tons of supplies scheduled to reach Omaha Beach, how much gets ashore?

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

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

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