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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where is Rommel on June 4?
(a) Visiting his wife.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Inspecting the Atlantic Wall.
2. The U.S. 2nd and 5th Ranger battalions are composed of volunteers known as what?
(a) Second squads.
(b) Sucker squads.
(c) Suicide squads.
(d) Silence squads.
3. The paratroopers gain a fearsome appearance with what?
(a) War paint.
(b) Tattoos.
(c) Piercings.
(d) Mohawks.
4. What do Allied troops eat three meals a day before the invasion?
(a) Lobster.
(b) Rations.
(c) Hash.
(d) Steak.
5. Where do the Allies want the Germans to believe the D-Day invasion would be?
(a) Greenland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Norway.
(d) Russia.
6. Who is the American commander in the Pacific in 1943?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) MacArthur.
(c) Munson.
(d) Marshall.
7. What compounds Germany's strategic problems as the war goes on?
(a) Troop morale.
(b) Shortages.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Spies.
8. Who interviews Eisenhower about D-Day in 1964?
(a) Dan Rather.
(b) Walter Cronkite.
(c) Mike Wallace.
(d) Ernie Pyle.
9. What would be the perfect, yet too obvious, landing site for the D-Day invasion?
(a) Calvados.
(b) Brittany.
(c) Pas-de-Calais.
(d) Le Harve.
10. What are the groups of paratroopers jumping from each plane called?
(a) Crickets.
(b) Sausages.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Clicks.
11. How many infantry divisions does Germany have in France when they first meet the Allies on the French coast?
(a) 50 divisions.
(b) 30 divisions.
(c) 5 divisions.
(d) 10 divisions,
12. Where does Eisenhower spend most of 1943 commanding troops?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Africa.
13. Which American commander stands up and symbolically throws the thick book of D-Day plans over his shoulder?
(a) Col. Van Fleet.
(b) Col. Good.
(c) Brig. General Cota.
(d) Capt. Miller.
14. What is the code name for the British system for breaking the German Enigma encoding machine?
(a) Excalibur.
(b) Ultra.
(c) Extra.
(d) Usher.
15. What is the name of Eisenhower's dog that he acquires during the war?
(a) Tunney.
(b) Tunis.
(c) Telek.
(d) Turk.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name for the German army?
2. Where do the Americans beat the Germans in battle prior to D-Day?
3. What does the SHAEF stand for?
4. What does AEF stand for?
5. Who wants to sign onto the crew of one the King of England's ships?
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