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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the date at the beginning of the Prologue?
(a) December 21, 1945.
(b) December 11, 1945.
(c) January 21, 1946.
(d) January 3, 1946.

2. During the German invasion of Russia, how many Soviet men and boys in uniform died?
(a) 5 million.
(b) 3 million.
(c) 10 million.
(d) 7 million.

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

4. In Chapter 6, how many Wehrmacht soldiers were located where the U.S. lines were the thinnest?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 250,000.

5. How many innocent people were rounded up after the assassination attempt on Hitler in July of 1944?
(a) 6,900.
(b) 7,800.
(c) More than 7,000.
(d) About 8,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Central Intelligence Agency born?

2. In Chapter 8, what village was McAuliffe required to defend?

3. How old was Roosevelt when he contracted polio?

4. In 1944, how old was Hitler?

5. At the end of Chapter 5, what was the operation that Hitler was planning?

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