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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 are the losses predicted by Commander Leigh-Mallory?
(a) 60 percent.
(b) 70 percent.
(c) 20 percent.
(d) 40 percent.

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

3. What do Allied troops eat three meals a day before the invasion?
(a) Hash.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Rations.
(d) Steak.

4. One soldier compared riding a LCT to all of the following EXCEPT for _____________.
(a) Camel.
(b) Roller coaster.
(c) Terrible hangover.
(d) Bucking bronco.

5. The ME-262's are to be known as what?
(a) Blitz-bombers.
(b) Fighter jets.
(c) Troop carriers.
(d) Spy planes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group is the first to attend the Assault Training Center?

2. What is the favorite boredom killer in the days leading up to the invasion?

3. What does the SHAEF stand for?

4. German generals warn Rommel that he should keep his tanks out of range of what?

5. What is the name of the command group in charge of planning D-Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Pvt. Franz Gockel and what is his view the morning of the invasion?

6. What are the two problems the Allies face when planning to fight the Germans on the French coast?

7. What is the Allies' "Transportation Plan" versus the "Oil Plan"?

8. What is operation Fortitude?

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

10. What are the plans for taking Omaha beach?

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