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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how many bullets could the Browning Automatic Rifle fire per minute?
(a) 650.
(b) 545.
(c) 495.
(d) 708.

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

3. In Chapter 11, how old was Stalin's daughter, Svetlana?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

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

5. In Chapter 12 in Bastogne what type of building had been turned into a make-shift field hospital?
(a) Garage.
(b) Church.
(c) School.
(d) Library.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 9, how many days of sunshine did Patton pray for?

3. In Chapter 4, how long ago did the Germans attack the Russians?

4. In Chapter 2, during the last three years, how much time had Hitler spent at the Wolf Lair?

5. What is the name of the Operation Hitler ordered at the end of Chapter 2 where Germans would pretend to be U.S. soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, why was Patton furious about the battle at Driant?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what did the authors believe that the Germans were thinking before their attack?

3. At the end of Chapter 10 what victories did the Germans have?

4. In the Prologue, how was Patton injured?

5. In Chapter 5, why did the authors say that Roosevelt was not a man of the people?

6. What was the Malmedy Massacre?

7. Who was William Donovan and what did he do for Roosevelt?

8. What were the main points of a speech that Patton delivered on June 5, 1944?

9. At the beginning of Chapter 5, how is Roosevelt described?

10. In The Prologue how is Beatrice, Patton's wife described?

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