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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What novel does Ambrose refer to when discussing the bomber missions?
(a) Catch 22.
(b) The Longest Day.
(c) Catcher in the Rye.
(d) Fall to Arms.

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

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

4. At what time does the German radar finally spot the Allied fleet?
(a) 0309.
(b) 0609.
(c) 0709.
(d) 0409.

5. Where do the Germans build the Atlantic Wall?
(a) Japan.
(b) Italy.
(c) England.
(d) France.

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

7. What does the French girl leading Maj. A. J. C. Rosevear and his team to the bridges want them to blow up instead?
(a) A tank.
(b) A church.
(c) German headquarters.
(d) Polish POWs.

8. How many days after D-Day does Germany's premier tank division arrive at the French coast?
(a) 7.
(b) 13.
(c) 17.
(d) 3.

9. The paratroopers gain a fearsome appearance with what?
(a) Mohawks.
(b) War paint.
(c) Tattoos.
(d) Piercings.

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

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

12. What does RAF stand for?
(a) Royal Air Force.
(b) Radar Air Freight.
(c) Royal Aeiral Force.
(d) Radar Aerial Freighter.

13. Where does Eisenhower spend most of 1943 commanding troops?
(a) France.
(b) Africa.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

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

15. Where is Rommel on June 4?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Visiting his wife.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Inspecting the Atlantic Wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the code name for the Germans' elaborate deception to fool the Russians in 1942?

2. How many ships are involved in D-Day?

3. How many members of the 101st Airborne are captured by Jahnke's Germans?

4. What is the favorite boredom killer in the days leading up to the invasion?

5. Who are considered the knights in shining armor of World War II?

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