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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. The paratroopers gain a fearsome appearance with what?
(a) Piercings.
(b) War paint.
(c) Tattoos.
(d) Mohawks.

2. Where is Eisenhower born?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Maine.

3. Who are the "Old Ladies"?
(a) Submarines.
(b) Destroyers.
(c) Battleships.
(d) Carriers.

4. What is the name for the German navy?
(a) Gestapo.
(b) Kriegsmarine.
(c) Waffen.
(d) Wehrmacht.

5. What are the best tanks that the Germans produce called?
(a) Das Reich.
(b) Geshalts.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Sand Sharks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the panzer units in the German army?

2. The lesson Hitler took from World War I is that Germany could not win a war of __________.

3. What is the real name of the sexy-voiced Ohio girl known as "Axis Sally"?

4. What are the best of the young German recruits called?

5. How many airplanes per month is the U.S. producing by the end of 1943?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hitler order German physicists to abandon work on developing the atomic bomb?

2. What do Eisenhower's subordinates think of him as a leader?

3. What happens with the three bridges the Allies had predetermined to destroy in the opening phase of the invasion?

4. What is the fourth front for Germany?

5. What roles do Rommel and Eisenhower have in World War I?

6. What is Rommel doing in the days before the invasion?

7. What is the reason the Allies needed a soil sample from Calvados before a final decision could be made?

8. What is the role of the normally heralded fighter pilots?

9. How are the Allied troops entertained in the weeks leading up to the invasion?

10. How do the commanders and leaders feel about the D-Day plans by the time of the May 15 dress rehearsal?

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