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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel does Ambrose refer to when discussing the bomber missions?

2. How many bombers are shot down by Luftwaffe on D-Day?

3. What is Maj. John Howard's D Company known as?

4. German generals warn Rommel that he should keep his tanks out of range of what?

5. What are B-26s known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hitler order German physicists to abandon work on developing the atomic bomb?

2. What is the reason the Allies needed a soil sample from Calvados before a final decision could be made?

3. How does the French Resistance help the Allies as they prepare for D-Day?

4. What causes the panzer unit to arrive fourteen days late to Normandy?

5. What is operation Fortitude?

6. How do the British gather intelligence about the French coast?

7. What is Rommel doing in the days before the invasion?

8. How does Hitler misjudge the need for fighter jets over bombers?

9. What are the striking differences between Rommel and Eisenhower?

10. What role do the hedgerows along the French coast play in the battle of D-Day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The reporter Ernie Pyle said, "We did it with every advantage on the enemy's side and every disadvantage on ours." What are the advantages of the German Army? What are the disadvantages for the Allies? How does this make the victory more miraculous and the loss more devastating?

Essay Topic 2

How is the German chain of command completely dysfunctional, leading directly to utter defeat?

Essay Topic 3

Ernie Pyle wrote in 1944: "In this column I want to tell you what the opening of the second front entailed, so that you can know and appreciate and forever be humbly grateful to those both dead and alive who did it for you." Why is it important for the story of D-Day to be told to future generations? What aspect of the American character does this day embody?

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