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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the command post of General Bradley?
(a) USS Ancon.
(b) USS Texas.
(c) USS Savannah.
(d) USS Augusta.

3. What does LCA stand for?
(a) Landing Craft Auxillery.
(b) Landing Craft, Assurance.
(c) Landing Craft Advisory.
(d) Landing Craft, Assault.

4. Of the 2,400 tons of supplies scheduled to reach Omaha Beach, how much gets ashore?
(a) 100 tons.
(b) 2000 tons.
(c) 1000 tons.
(d) 200 tons.

5. How many weeks after D-Day do the Allies capture Caen?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

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

7. Sgt. Harrison Summers became known as the _____ of World War II.
(a) Hero.
(b) Captain Dan.
(c) Tall tale.
(d) Sergeant York.

8. What does "Nous Restons Ici" mean?
(a) We will remember.
(b) Never surrender.
(c) Never give up.
(d) We are staying here.

9. The Atlantic Wall could be considered the greatest _________ in military history.
(a) Blunder.
(b) Asset.
(c) Disaster.
(d) Feat.

10. What are "Hobart's Funnies"?
(a) Snipers.
(b) Pranks.
(c) Tanks.
(d) Subs.

11. The scene at Easy Red is likened to what?
(a) Hollywood western.
(b) Operating room.
(c) Chicago slaughterhouse.
(d) Bar brawl.

12. Where is the one German general who would have disobeyed Hitler and launched a tank counter attack?
(a) Visiting his wife.
(b) Dead.
(c) In jail.
(d) With his girlfriend.

13. Who aids in the Allies holding Pegasus Bridge?
(a) American paratroopers.
(b) Canadian tanks.
(c) British Navy.
(d) French Resistance.

14. What do the troops call their inflatable life vests?
(a) Marilyns.
(b) Mae Wests.
(c) Pin-ups.
(d) Debbies.

15. What is Sgt. Harrison Summers awarded for his bravery in taking the German barracks?
(a) Distinguished Service Cross.
(b) Presidental Award.
(c) Congressional Medal of Honor.
(d) Purple Heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. By nightfall on D-Day, there are 25,000 men ashore at the cost of how many casualties?

2. What does ECB stand for?

3. How long does it take Ranger Company to get most of the men to the top of the cliffs at Omaha?

4. What becomes the objective of the 1st Army Division?

5. What does OWI stand for?

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