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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. Sgt. Harrison Summers became known as the _____ of World War II.
(a) Tall tale.
(b) Captain Dan.
(c) Hero.
(d) Sergeant York.

2. Who does D-Day portray as being cowardly?
(a) Coxswains.
(b) Boat skippers.
(c) Bomber pilots.
(d) Paratroopers.

3. What is the approximate number of Allied casualties from D-Day?
(a) 11,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 2500.
(d) 4900.

4. Who is the first American to stand atop the bluffs?
(a) Capt. Joe Dawson.
(b) Sgt. Jim Henderson.
(c) Pvt. Eldon Wiehe.
(d) Gen. George Rader.

5. How do most Americans get their news about the war?
(a) Radio.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Movies.
(d) Letters from the front.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does LCA stand for?

2. Which German commander is wounded by shrapnel and taken aboard an Allied medical ship?

3. What does the 12th Infantry, 8th Regiment worry about more than snipers as they try to meet up with the 82nd Airborne?

4. How long does it take Ranger Company to get most of the men to the top of the cliffs at Omaha?

5. What is the 5th Ranger Battalion's objective?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Capt. John Tillett and his prized carrier pigeons?

2. How does "Rangers Lead the Way" become an official motto?

3. Who is the "Sergeant York of World War II"?

4. How is Omaha Beach constituted to give advantage to the Germans?

5. What are the Allies' mistakes during D-Day?

6. What is the story of Jacqueline Thornton on Sword Beach?

7. What is the "best ally" the Allies had lost by dawn of D-Day?

8. How does World War II dramatically change the lives of women on the home front?

9. What do Americans criticize the British for after the events of D-Day are analyzed?

10. Why do the Germans surrender Utah beach?

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