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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 the 5th Ranger Battalion's objective?

2. How many men are sent with Sgt. Harrison Summers to capture the German barracks WXYZ?

3. What do many of the troops use as a shield on the beaches?

4. How many men are under General Bradley's command?

5. What do the troops call their inflatable life vests?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the "best ally" the Allies had lost by dawn of D-Day?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Considering how the plans had to be quickly abandoned once the invasion began, what purpose if any do the months of planning serve?

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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