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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Capt. George Lane meet with when he is captured by the Germans when he is doing reconnaissance on mines?
(a) Gestapo.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Jodl.
(d) Rommel.

2. Who are considered the knights in shining armor of World War II?
(a) Allied commanders.
(b) Fighter pilots.
(c) Battalion leaders.
(d) Submarine captains.

3. What is the landing site the Allies choose for the D-Day invasion?
(a) Pas-de-Calais.
(b) Brittany.
(c) Le Harve.
(d) Calvados.

4. What are the best of the young German recruits called?
(a) Gudt Amry.
(b) Gestapo.
(c) Waffen-SS.
(d) SS-Hitler.

5. What does Eisenhower want to use behind enemies lines attacking targets in France during D-Day?
(a) Fighter jets.
(b) Snipers.
(c) Bombers.
(d) Tanks.

6. What does Eisenhower want to paralyze in the weeks leading up to D-Day?
(a) French railway system.
(b) German artillery stockpiles.
(c) German oil reserves.
(d) French and German farms.

7. Where do Roosevelt and Churchill meet with Stalin in 1943?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Tehran.
(d) Washington D.C.

8. What are the groups of paratroopers jumping from each plane called?
(a) Sticks.
(b) Clicks.
(c) Crickets.
(d) Sausages.

9. How many members of the 101st Airborne are captured by Jahnke's Germans?
(a) 6.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

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

11. One soldier compared riding a LCT to all of the following EXCEPT for _____________.
(a) Terrible hangover.
(b) Bucking bronco.
(c) Roller coaster.
(d) Camel.

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

13. Who has the greatest doubts about the probability of D-Day success until witnessing the dress rehearsal?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Churchill.

14. What is always the weakest spot on any Allied line during the war?
(a) The lack of a strong navy.
(b) The gap between the air assault and ground fire.
(c) The boundary between the American and British armies.
(d) The boundary between the Germans and Russians.

15. How many divisions do the Allies have in France when they first meet German troops in 1944?
(a) Ten divisions.
(b) Five divisions.
(c) Fifty divisions.
(d) Twleve divisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are B-26s known as?

2. Pegasus Bridge is on which river?

3. What novel does Ambrose refer to when discussing the bomber missions?

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

5. How long is the flight over England and the Channel for the paratroopers?

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