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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did Alexei Kapler spend in a gulag for the crime of loving Joseph Stalin's daughter?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 17.

2. In Chapter 6, who was the only officer that believed that the Germans were ready to attack in December of 1944?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Irvin.
(c) Dickson.
(d) Koch.

3. At the end of Chapter 3, where was Hitler sending soldiers, tanks, and artillery?
(a) Holland.
(b) Rhine.
(c) Luxembourg.
(d) Belgium.

4. In Chapter 9, how many tanks were traveling toward Bastogne?
(a) 117,000.
(b) 146,000.
(c) 129,000.
(d) 133,000.

5. What language did Roosevelt speak fluently?
(a) Russian.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 2, during the last three years, how much time had Hitler spent at the Wolf Lair?
(a) About 900 days.
(b) 1,012 days.
(c) 740 days.
(d) Some 800 days.

10. Where did the events in Chapter 1 take place?
(a) France.
(b) United States.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

11. At the end of Chapter 9, how many days of sunshine did Patton pray for?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

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

13. How old was Roosevelt when he contracted polio?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 31.
(d) 39.

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

15. When did Fort Driant surrender?
(a) November 30, 1944.
(b) November 18, 1944.
(c) December 3, 1944.
(d) December 8, 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Field Marshal Rommel die?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 7, how many American soldiers are murdered by Hitler's elite bodyguards?

4. In the Prologue, why was Patton in the hospital?

5. In 1944, how many times had Eisenhower fought in battle?

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