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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. Who did Chapter 5 say wanted to claim victory in France as his own alone?
(a) Patton.
(b) Bradley.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) De Gaulle.

2. What did Eisenhower think needed to happen for the invasion of France to be successful?
(a) The junior officers needed to step up.
(b) The new bombers needed to destroy the SS divisions near Caen.
(c) Everything needed to go perfectly according to plan.
(d) The Germans needed to be surprised.

3. In what town did Eisenhower spend his youth?
(a) New York.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Austin.
(d) Abilene.

4. Who did Eisenhower meet several months before being reassigned to Georgia?
(a) His future wife.
(b) Nimitz.
(c) His future second in command during WWII.
(d) F.D. Roosevelt.

5. What was over at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Panama Crisis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor arose during World War II concerning Eisenhower?

2. What action would have allowed Eisenhower to win the battle mentioned in Chapter 4?

3. After what event did Eisenhower decide to keep his running mate?

4. What city did Eisenhower allow the Bolsheviks to capture?

5. What command did Eisenhower finally take in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chapter 3 describe Eisenhower's treatment of American troops?

2. What did Eisenhower do to prepare for war, and why was this significant?

3. Who were Dwight Eisenhower's parents?

4. What affected the Allied forces in Chapter 7, and how did this impact Eisenhower?

5. What did Eisenhower finally tell Montgomery in Chapter 6, and how did Montgomery react?

6. Who were Mongtomery and Brooks, and why were they significant?

7. What happened between Eisenhower and Truman, and how was it significant, in Chapter 11?

8. What angered the military and the Republicans in Chapter 12?

9. What was Eisenhower not accustomed to, at the start of Chapter 9?

10. What happened at the Battle at Kasserine, and why was it significant?

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