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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how many bullets could the Browning Automatic Rifle fire per minute?
(a) 495.
(b) 650.
(c) 545.
(d) 708.

2. In Chapter 7, what celebrities were near the fighting when the Germans launched their attack in the Ardennes?
(a) Gene Tierney and Spencer Tracy.
(b) American baseball players and Marlene Dietrich.
(c) Humphrey Bogart and Eddie Cantor.
(d) Abbott and Costello and Milton Berle.

3. How old was Roosevelt when he married Eleanor?
(a) 29.
(b) 23.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

4. In Chapter 6, how many enemy infantry divisions had Col. Koch discovered have been moved to an area near the Ardennes Forest?
(a) 11.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 17.

5. In the Prologue, why was Patton in the hospital?
(a) Horseback riding.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Car accident.
(d) War injury.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Operation Hitler ordered at the end of Chapter 2 where Germans would pretend to be U.S. soldiers?

2. How many hours into the battle for Fort Driant did Private Holmlund find himself standing atop Fort Driant?

3. On December 9, 1944, what operation was Patton planning on launching?

4. In Chapter 7, who was General Patton's immediate superior?

5. In Chapter 6, who was the only officer that believed that the Germans were ready to attack in December of 1944?

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