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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. Of the 2,400 tons of supplies scheduled to reach Omaha Beach, how much gets ashore?
(a) 200 tons.
(b) 100 tons.
(c) 2000 tons.
(d) 1000 tons.

2. Which German commander is faulted for the Allies taking Omaha Beach?
(a) Runderstat.
(b) Marcks.
(c) Rommel.
(d) Kraiss.

3. "Potato masher" is the troops' name for what?
(a) Grenades.
(b) Mines.
(c) Germans.
(d) Mortars.

4. Which beach do the Canadians take?
(a) Gold.
(b) Utah.
(c) Juno.
(d) Sword.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Interrogators threaten to turn the German POWs over to whom?

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

3. Where is the command post of General Bradley?

4. Who is the first American to stand atop the bluffs?

5. Many of the medics on D-Day are actually what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do the Rangers of the 116th A Company quickly lose their cockiness as they approach Omaha Beach?

4. How do the Canadian divisions fare on Juno Beach?

5. Why do the Germans surrender Utah beach?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Captain Rich assemble his plane after arriving on Omaha Beach?

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