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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 deepest the Allies penetrate the French coast on D-Day?
(a) 25 kilometers.
(b) 10 kilometers.
(c) 2 kilometers.
(d) 12 kilometers.

2. How high are the French hedgerows?
(a) 15 feet.
(b) 6-12 feet.
(c) 1.5 feet.
(d) 3 feet.

3. What poet does Ambrose quote on the last page of the book?
(a) Tennyson.
(b) Emerson.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Frost.

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

5. Where is the command post of General Bradley?
(a) USS Augusta.
(b) USS Savannah.
(c) USS Ancon.
(d) USS Texas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who aids in the Allies holding Pegasus Bridge?

3. What is the name for the naval demolition teams?

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

5. The Atlantic Wall could be considered the greatest _________ in military history.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the situation with the wounded on D-Day unique in military history?

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

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

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

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

6. How is the movie The Longest Day inaccurate?

7. How do the warships contribute to D-Day?

8. What else is happening with the Eisenhower family on June 6, 1944?

9. Who are the POWs that the 2nd Battalion, 16th Regiment see being lead toward them at first light?

10. What happens when a signalman mistakenly thinks the Vierville steeple is an observation point?

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