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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 the name of the commander who wants the paratroopers to be utilized better during the war?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Marshall.

2. What group is the first to attend the Assault Training Center?
(a) 29th Division.
(b) 250th Rangers.
(c) 81st Airborne.
(d) 101st Infantry.

3. What do Allied troops use to keep water out of their riffles during the invasion?
(a) Condoms.
(b) Wax.
(c) Band-aids.
(d) Corks.

4. At what time does the German radar finally spot the Allied fleet?
(a) 0709.
(b) 0409.
(c) 0309.
(d) 0609.

5. What is the favorite boredom killer in the days leading up to the invasion?
(a) Radio.
(b) Television.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eisenhower go to college?

2. Who are considered the knights in shining armor of World War II?

3. How many divisions do the Allies have in France when they first meet German troops in 1944?

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

5. Where is Rommel on June 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first movement of the invasion?

2. How does the French Resistance help the Allies as they prepare for D-Day?

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

4. What plans do the Allies make to breach the Atlantic Wall?

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

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

7. What is the fourth front for Germany?

8. What are the plans for taking Omaha beach?

9. What does Eisenhower say in the orders given out as troops head to the invasion site?

10. Why is the Calvados coast of Normandy chosen as the landing site for the D-Day invasion?

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