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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the Germans to erect the Atlantic Wall?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 4 years.

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

3. Interrogators threaten to turn the German POWs over to whom?
(a) Gestapo.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Russians.
(d) Death camps.

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

5. Which beach do the Canadians take?
(a) Juno.
(b) Utah.
(c) Gold.
(d) Sword.

6. Many of the medics on D-Day are actually what?
(a) Women.
(b) Volunteers.
(c) Cooks.
(d) Clerks.

7. What accidentally gets eaten in England before they can be put aboard a plane to Normandy?
(a) Doves.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Turkeys.
(d) Pigeons.

8. What does ECB stand for?
(a) Engineer Company Boats.
(b) Engineer Combat Battalions.
(c) Echo Company Battalions.
(d) Echo Combat Boats.

9. The British Airborne Division was criticized for not pushing into ________.
(a) Paris.
(b) Caen.
(c) Cotentin.
(d) Calais.

10. Which German commander is wounded by shrapnel and taken aboard an Allied medical ship?
(a) Jodl.
(b) Jahnke.
(c) Rundstedt.
(d) Rommel.

11. Who is the first American to stand atop the bluffs?
(a) Sgt. Jim Henderson.
(b) Gen. George Rader.
(c) Capt. Joe Dawson.
(d) Pvt. Eldon Wiehe.

12. By nightfall on D-Day, there are 25,000 men ashore at the cost of how many casualties?
(a) 400.
(b) 500.
(c) 300.
(d) 200.

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

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

15. What becomes the objective of the 1st Army Division?
(a) Vierville.
(b) Pouppeville.
(c) Pointe-du-Hoc.
(d) Colleville.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many weeks after D-Day do the Allies capture Caen?

2. What is the 5th Ranger Battalion's objective?

3. The Atlantic Wall could be considered the greatest _________ in military history.

4. Who does D-Day portray as being cowardly?

5. How many troops drop into Normandy on D-Day?

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