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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1944, how old was Hitler?
(a) 51.
(b) 49.
(c) 52.
(d) 55.

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

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

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

5. At the end of Chapter 7, how many American soldiers are murdered by Hitler's elite bodyguards?
(a) 180.
(b) 350.
(c) 275.
(d) 315.

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

7. In Chapter 9, what was Patton's religious affiliation?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Baptist.

8. At the end of Chapter 8, how many Germans came under a white flag asking the Americans to surrender at Bastogne?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

10. In Chapter 4, how many people were ordered to be killed by Stalin?
(a) 5-6 million.
(b) 30-40 million.
(c) 11-12 million.
(d) 50-60 million.

11. In Chapter 8, how many casualties did the Americans have in Noville?
(a) 275.
(b) 320.
(c) 245.
(d) 190.

12. When did Patton graduate from West Point?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1908.

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

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

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

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. How old was Hitler in 1944?

3. In Chapter 4, what allied leader attended a ballet in Moscow?

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

5. In Chapter 7, what celebrities were near the fighting when the Germans launched their attack in the Ardennes?

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