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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is attached to the LCTs by wire cable as they make their way to the beach?
(a) Tanks.
(b) Flags.
(c) Radios.
(d) Balloons.

2. What is the Russian army called?
(a) Stanlingrads.
(b) Ruskies.
(c) Gestapo.
(d) Red Army.

3. Who is a master of sabotage against the Germans?
(a) Jewish prisoners.
(b) Polish POWs.
(c) French Resistance.
(d) American spies.

4. Who are considered the knights in shining armor of World War II?
(a) Allied commanders.
(b) Battalion leaders.
(c) Fighter pilots.
(d) Submarine captains.

5. Who is Tetty, one of the best sub-agents, who is stealing oil from the Germans?
(a) An eighty-year-old man.
(b) A seventy-seven-year-old woman.
(c) A sixteen-year-old girl.
(d) A ten-year-old boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maj. A. J. C. Rosevear is assigned to destroy three bridges on the ______ River.

2. What does SOS stand for?

3. What is the landing site the Allies choose for the D-Day invasion?

4. Which American general is used as a decoy to fool the Germans about the location of D-Day?

5. What does the French girl leading Maj. A. J. C. Rosevear and his team to the bridges want them to blow up instead?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hitler believe an Anglo-American offensive poses a greater threat to Germany than the Russians?

2. What are the striking differences between Rommel and Eisenhower?

3. How does Hitler misjudge the need for fighter jets over bombers?

4. What purpose does the British Double Cross System serve in the war?

5. What is the experience of the troops in the Higgins boats as they are boarded to take part in the invasion?

6. What role do the hedgerows along the French coast play in the battle of D-Day?

7. How do the British gather intelligence about the French coast?

8. How are Black American soldiers treated during World War II?

9. What is the first movement of the invasion?

10. What are the plans for taking Omaha beach?

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