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

2. Which American general is used as a decoy to fool the Germans about the location of D-Day?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Patton.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Eisenhower.

3. Who is on the top of Churchill's list of "Worries of a Commander"?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Hitler.
(d) De Gaulle.

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

5. What does Eisenhower want to paralyze in the weeks leading up to D-Day?
(a) German artillery stockpiles.
(b) French and German farms.
(c) German oil reserves.
(d) French railway system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river is a boundary between the German's Fifteenth and Seventh army divisions, providing an area of weakness for the Allies?

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

3. What are the "Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel" (LCVP) also known as?

4. How many phases has the Assault Training Center broken down into?

5. How many troops has the U.S. assembled and trained by 1943?

Short Essay Questions

1. What efforts does Rommel make to defend the French coastline in addition to the Atlantic Wall?

2. What are the plans for taking Omaha beach?

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

4. What causes the panzer unit to arrive fourteen days late to Normandy?

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

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

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

8. What is operation Fortitude?

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

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

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