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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, who was the ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya's lover?
(a) Khrushchev.
(b) Lenin.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Malenkov.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 8, when did Patton say that he could attack with three divisions?
(a) December 21.
(b) December 23.
(c) December 20.
(d) December 22.

7. In Chapter 9, when did Patton promise McAuliffe that he would be in Bastogne?
(a) December 26.
(b) December 24.
(c) December 25.
(d) December 27.

8. In Chapter 10, what did Hitler usually eat for lunch?
(a) Vegetables and fruit.
(b) Soup and salad.
(c) Bread and jam.
(d) Steak and potatoes.

9. In Chapter 7, what U.S. Infantry Division were trying to stop the elite 12th SS Panzer Division from capturing Elsenborn Ridge?
(a) 45th.
(b) 63rd.
(c) 87th.
(d) 99th.

10. In Chapter 10, how far was Hitler from the place where Patton prayed?
(a) 178 miles.
(b) 165 miles.
(c) 205 miles.
(d) 189 miles.

11. 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) 6:30 a.m.
(d) 6:00 a.m.

12. In Chapter 6, who was the first American to accurately predict the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Col. Oscar Koch.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) General Patton.

13. In Chapter 3, what were the only two ways that Eisenhower could manage the stress of command?
(a) Horseback riding.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Golf.
(d) Nicotine and caffeine.

14. When did Roosevelt first become president?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1926.
(d) 1928.

15. What was the date of the holiday that Stalin created to replace Christmas?
(a) December 30.
(b) January 1.
(c) December 31.
(d) January 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men and tanks did Patton lose in the hamlet of Chaumont due to a German ambush in Chapter 12?

2. How old was Hitler in 1944?

3. At the end of Chapter 4, how many days did Churchill negotiate with Stalin?

4. In Chapter 10, where were Joachim Peiper and his men trapped?

5. In Chapter 12, how many Sherman tanks had Lt. Col. Creighton Abrams had shot out from under him?

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