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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War I?
(a) Colonel George Marshall.
(b) General John J. Pershing.
(c) General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) General George Patton.

2. Who are considered the knights in shining armor of World War II?
(a) Submarine captains.
(b) Battalion leaders.
(c) Allied commanders.
(d) Fighter pilots.

3. What does the 12th Infantry, 8th Regiment worry about more than snipers as they try to meet up with the 82nd Airborne?
(a) Friendly fire.
(b) Hedgerows.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Being taken prisoner.

4. Who is a master of sabotage against the Germans?
(a) Jewish prisoners.
(b) Polish POWs.
(c) American spies.
(d) French Resistance.

5. The landscape at the top of the cliffs reminds the Ranger Company of what?
(a) Cow pastures.
(b) A moonscape.
(c) Wheat fields.
(d) Swamp.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is on the top of Churchill's list of "Worries of a Commander"?

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

4. What does Ambrose have framed on the wall of his office?

5. How many infantrymen crowd into the boats carrying them to the beach?

(see the answer key)

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