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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many airplanes per month is the U.S. producing by the end of 1943?
(a) 2500.
(b) 500.
(c) 4000.
(d) 8000.

3. How many phases has the Assault Training Center broken down into?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. The U.S. 2nd and 5th Ranger battalions are composed of volunteers known as what?
(a) Sucker squads.
(b) Silence squads.
(c) Second squads.
(d) Suicide squads.

5. What is the code name for the Allies' elaborate plan to fool the Germans about D-Day?
(a) Overkill.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Ultra.
(d) Fortitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sgt. Harrison Summers became known as the _____ of World War II.

2. What is the name for the German army?

3. Which German commander is faulted for the Allies taking Omaha Beach?

4. What do many of the troops use as a shield on the beaches?

5. What are the troops given to communicate with each other once they are on the ground?

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