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

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) Humphrey Bogart and Eddie Cantor.
(c) American baseball players and Marlene Dietrich.
(d) Abbott and Costello and Milton Berle.

3. At the end of Chapter 5, what was the operation that Hitler was planning?
(a) Seagull.
(b) Watch.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Magpie.

4. December 24, 1944, how many days did Hitler have to live?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 110 days.
(c) 127 days.
(d) 3 months.

5. In 1944, how many times had Eisenhower fought in battle?
(a) 3 times.
(b) Dozens of times.
(c) Hundreds of times.
(d) Never.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what time was the order given to begin firing for Operation Watch?

2. How old was Roosevelt when he contracted polio?

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

4. How old was Roosevelt when he married Eleanor?

5. At the end of the efforts to take Fort Driant, how many casualties are there?

(see the answer key)

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