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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. How many weeks after D-Day do the Allies capture Caen?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

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

3. What causes most of the casualties on Utah Beach?
(a) Flak.
(b) Artillery fire.
(c) Mines.
(d) Tanks.

4. The 5th Ranger Battalion sets up its command post outside of __________.
(a) Point-du-Hoc.
(b) Calais.
(c) Les Moulins.
(d) Vierville.

5. By nightfall on D-Day, there are 25,000 men ashore at the cost of how many casualties?
(a) 500.
(b) 400.
(c) 200.
(d) 300.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the one German general who would have disobeyed Hitler and launched a tank counter attack?

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

3. How long do the Canadians spend in Normandy?

4. Which beach do the Canadians take?

5. The Red Cross in America collects a record amount of _________ on D-Day.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Eisenhower describe his feelings to Walter Cronkite 20 years after the invasion?

6. Why do the Germans surrender Utah beach?

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

8. How is the movie The Longest Day inaccurate?

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

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

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