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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. The Red Cross in America collects a record amount of _________ on D-Day.
(a) Money.
(b) War bonds.
(c) Blood.
(d) Letters to the troops.

2. What is the 5th Ranger Battalion's objective?
(a) Vierville.
(b) Calias.
(c) Pointe-du-Hoc.
(d) Les Moulins.

3. What do the Canadians give away to other troops because they expect to be evacuated?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Rations.
(d) Money.

4. What accidentally gets eaten in England before they can be put aboard a plane to Normandy?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Doves.
(d) Turkeys.

5. Which German commander is wounded by shrapnel and taken aboard an Allied medical ship?
(a) Jodl.
(b) Rundstedt.
(c) Rommel.
(d) Jahnke.

Short Answer Questions

1. The 5th Ranger Battalion sets up its command post outside of __________.

2. What causes most of the casualties on Utah Beach?

3. Lt. Col. James Earl Rudder is the leader of ___________.

4. What does ECB stand for?

5. What does "Nous Restons Ici" mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why do the Germans surrender Utah beach?

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

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