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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The 5th Ranger Battalion sets up its command post outside of __________.
(a) Calais.
(b) Point-du-Hoc.
(c) Les Moulins.
(d) Vierville.

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

3. Who is Tetty, one of the best sub-agents, who is stealing oil from the Germans?
(a) An eighty-year-old man.
(b) A ten-year-old boy.
(c) A sixteen-year-old girl.
(d) A seventy-seven-year-old woman.

4. The objective of Ranger Company is taking ___________.
(a) Pointe-du-Hoc.
(b) Pouppeville.
(c) La Madeleine.
(d) Ste. Marie-du-Mont.

5. What do Allied troops use to keep water out of their riffles during the invasion?
(a) Condoms.
(b) Wax.
(c) Corks.
(d) Band-aids.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of the final dress rehearsal for D-Day?

2. What river is a boundary between the German's Fifteenth and Seventh army divisions, providing an area of weakness for the Allies?

3. What is the code name for the two Allied submarines that cross the Channel two days early?

4. Where do Rommel and Eisenhower first engage in battle?

5. One soldier compared riding a LCT to all of the following EXCEPT for _____________.

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