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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 is H-Hour scheduled to be on D-Day?

2. Where does Eisenhower give an impromptu graduation address in the spring of 1944?

3. How many divisions do the Allies have in France when they first meet German troops in 1944?

4. Where do the Americans beat the Germans in battle prior to D-Day?

5. Who interviews Eisenhower about D-Day in 1964?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Allies' "Transportation Plan" versus the "Oil Plan"?

2. What effect does World War II have on the American economy?

3. What roles do Rommel and Eisenhower have in World War I?

4. How do the commanders and leaders feel about the D-Day plans by the time of the May 15 dress rehearsal?

5. Who is Pvt. Franz Gockel and what is his view the morning of the invasion?

6. How are the Allied troops entertained in the weeks leading up to the invasion?

7. How do the British and American armies differ?

8. What purpose does the British Double Cross System serve in the war?

9. What happens with the three bridges the Allies had predetermined to destroy in the opening phase of the invasion?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does using the memories of the men who took part in D-Day affect the integrity of the narrative? What are some possible distortions or misrepresentations in Ambrose's telling of D-Day?

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