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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. More than 40 years later, what does German commander Luck believe would have been key to turning the battle?
(a) Controlling the villages.
(b) Controlling the bridges.
(c) Controlling the beaches.
(d) Taking more POWs.

2. What are the panzer units in the German army?
(a) Armored.
(b) Paratroopers.
(c) Snipers.
(d) Special operations.

3. Who says it is "the fury of an aroused democracy" that is the key to victory?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Marshall.

4. What are B-26s known as?
(a) Liberators.
(b) Marauders.
(c) Freedom Fighters.
(d) Flying Fortresses.

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

6. The lesson Hitler took from World War I is that Germany could not win a war of __________.
(a) Fire power.
(b) Strategy.
(c) Attrition.
(d) Politics.

7. What are B-17s known as?
(a) Marauders.
(b) Flying Fortresses.
(c) Freedom Fighters.
(d) Liberators.

8. Where is Eisenhower born?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Maine.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Kansas.

9. How many ships are involved in D-Day?
(a) 2654.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 2727.
(d) 292.

10. The Germans have an elite tank division, but lack the ______to sustain operations.
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Trained soldiers.
(c) Strategy.
(d) Fuel.

11. Where does Eisenhower go to college?
(a) Annapolis.
(b) Notre Dame.
(c) West Point.
(d) Harvard.

12. What does AEF stand for?
(a) American Executive Force.
(b) Allied Expeditionary Force.
(c) American Expenditure Force.
(d) Allied Executive Force.

13. What is the name of Eisenhower's dog that he acquires during the war?
(a) Turk.
(b) Telek.
(c) Tunney.
(d) Tunis.

14. Which American general is used as a decoy to fool the Germans about the location of D-Day?
(a) Patton.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Marshall.

15. What is the real name of the sexy-voiced Ohio girl known as "Axis Sally"?
(a) Greta Von Sallisord.
(b) Molly Anderson.
(c) Midge Gillars.
(d) Sally Struthers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maj. A. J. C. Rosevear is assigned to destroy three bridges on the ______ River.

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

3. Who has the greatest doubts about the probability of D-Day success until witnessing the dress rehearsal?

4. What is Rommel given command of in 1940?

5. How many divisions do the Allies have in France when they first meet German troops in 1944?

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