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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what was the top speed of the Sherman tank?
(a) 40 miles an hour.
(b) 30 miles an hour.
(c) 25 miles an hour.
(d) 35 miles an hour.

2. In Chapter 7, what was the date when Operation Watch began?
(a) December 16.
(b) December 11.
(c) December 23.
(d) December 13.

3. How many men and tanks did Patton lose in the hamlet of Chaumont due to a German ambush in Chapter 12?
(a) 11 tanks and almost 100 men.
(b) 15 tanks and about 120 men.
(c) 10 tanks and 80 men.
(d) 8 tanks and 55 men.

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

5. How many hours into the battle for Fort Driant did Private Holmlund find himself standing atop Fort Driant?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 2.5 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how many enemy infantry divisions had Col. Koch discovered have been moved to an area near the Ardennes Forest?

2. In Chapter 6, which group ignored the warning that the Germans might be planning an attack to the north in the Ardennes Forest?

3. What was the date of the holiday that Stalin created to replace Christmas?

4. During the first attack on Driant, how many soldiers were killed or wounded?

5. December 24, 1944, how many days did Hitler have to live?

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