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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the deepest the Allies penetrate the French coast on D-Day?
(a) 12 kilometers.
(b) 10 kilometers.
(c) 25 kilometers.
(d) 2 kilometers.

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

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

4. The landscape at the top of the cliffs reminds the Ranger Company of what?
(a) A moonscape.
(b) Wheat fields.
(c) Cow pastures.
(d) Swamp.

5. How high are the French hedgerows?
(a) 6-12 feet.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 15 feet.
(d) 1.5 feet.

6. People at home wait and pray that who does not knock on their door?
(a) Military police.
(b) Western Union.
(c) The Office of Military Personnel.
(d) A Priest.

7. How many troops drop into Normandy on D-Day?
(a) 6600.
(b) 9000.
(c) 3500.
(d) 2500.

8. How many men are under General Bradley's command?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 400,000.
(d) 22,000.

9. What does UDT stand for?
(a) Undercover Deception Timetable.
(b) Underwater Detonation Technique.
(c) Underwater Demolition Teams.
(d) Undercover Destroyer Teams.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Canadians give away to other troops because they expect to be evacuated?

2. Who is the first American to stand atop the bluffs?

3. What do many of the troops use as a shield on the beaches?

4. What does ECB stand for?

5. What causes most of the casualties on Utah Beach?

(see the answer keys)

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