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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 on the top of Churchill's list of "Worries of a Commander"?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) De Gaulle.

2. How many troops drop into Normandy on D-Day?
(a) 6600.
(b) 2500.
(c) 3500.
(d) 9000.

3. Where do the Americans beat the Germans in battle prior to D-Day?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Ardennes.
(c) Kasserine Pass.
(d) Sicily.

4. What are the troops given to communicate with each other once they are on the ground?
(a) Flares.
(b) Toy crickets.
(c) Whistles.
(d) Radios.

5. "Potato masher" is the troops' name for what?
(a) Mines.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Germans.
(d) Mortars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Russian army called?

3. The lesson Hitler took from World War I is that Germany could not win a war of __________.

4. The paratroopers gain a fearsome appearance with what?

5. Who does Capt. George Lane meet with when he is captured by the Germans when he is doing reconnaissance on mines?

(see the answer key)

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