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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 the Prologue, how long had Patton and Beatrice been married?
(a) 37 years.
(b) 42 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 35 years.

2. In Chapter 8, what river did Eisenhower say that the Germans must not be allowed to cross?
(a) Voer.
(b) Dintel.
(c) Lesse.
(d) Meuse.

3. In Chapter 7, what time was the order given to begin firing for Operation Watch?
(a) 5:30 a.m.
(b) 7:00 a.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

4. In Chapter 1, how far behind the front was Patton's headquarters?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 15 miles.
(c) 12 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

5. What is the name of the Operation Hitler ordered at the end of Chapter 2 where Germans would pretend to be U.S. soldiers?
(a) Kreml.
(b) Greif.
(c) Delphin.
(d) Barbarossa.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who was the ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya's lover?

2. When did Omar Bradley graduate from West Point?

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

4. In Chapter 6, how many Wehrmacht soldiers were located where the U.S. lines were the thinnest?

5. In Chapter 3, when had General George Marshall dictated would be the last day of the war?

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