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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 used to drop the Allied paratroopers behind enemy lines?
(a) F-150s.
(b) C-47 "Dakotas".
(c) C-37 "Devils".
(d) M-626s.

2. What do the bomber pilots think is Hitler's "secret weapon"?
(a) Bombs.
(b) Low lying wires.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Snipers.

3. Who is against the initial plans for the British airborne forces to take Caen?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Montgomery.

4. What does SOS stand for?
(a) Save Our Ships.
(b) Services of Supply.
(c) Service of Ships.
(d) Supply or Services.

5. What are B-24s known as?
(a) Liberators.
(b) Marauders.
(c) Flying Fortresses.
(d) Freedom Fighters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Rommel on June 4?

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

3. What is Maj. John Howard's D Company known as?

4. What is the date that Eisenhower originally sets for D-Day?

5. What is H-Hour scheduled to be on D-Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the first movement of the invasion?

5. What is the fourth front for Germany?

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

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

8. What are the similarities in the backgrounds of Eisenhower and Rommel?

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

10. How do the British and American armies differ?

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