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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lt. Col. James Earl Rudder is the leader of ___________.
(a) Civil engineers.
(b) 82nd Airborne.
(c) Fighter pilots.
(d) Ranger Company.

2. The navy refers to "crafts" as being under _________ feet and "ships" as being anything over that.
(a) 500.
(b) 300.
(c) 400.
(d) 200.

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

4. What is the date of the final dress rehearsal for D-Day?
(a) May 15.
(b) May 30.
(c) May 10.
(d) May 5.

5. How do most Americans get their news about the war?
(a) Letters from the front.
(b) Movies.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Radio.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are B-24s known as?

3. Ambrose starts the chapter about the home front with a story about boys from ________ getting ready to ship out.

4. What does "Nous Restons Ici" mean?

5. What does SOS stand for?

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