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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Field Marshal Rommel die?

2. In Chapter 6, how many enemy infantry divisions had Col. Koch discovered have been moved to an area near the Ardennes Forest?

3. In Chapter 3, when had General George Marshall dictated would be the last day of the war?

4. What was the date at the beginning of the Prologue?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Stalin's plan at the end of Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 4, why did Churchill meet with Stalin?

5. At the end of Chapter 12, when did the German advance stall and why?

6. What was the Malmedy Massacre?

7. In the Prologue, how was Patton injured?

8. In Chapter 6, what plans did Patton make in case the Germans were planning an offensive in the Ardennes Forest?

9. In Chapter 6, who was Col. Oscar Koch, and what did he do for Patton?

10. At the end of Chapter 2, what was Operation Greif?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By the end of the war, Hitler’s health was very precarious. How did Hitler’s health parallel the demise of the German forces? Were the two interconnected?

Essay Topic 2

Patton was respected, but he was also hated. What did his nickname “Old Blood and Guts” (1) reveal about how people viewed Patton? Why was he respected and hated?

Essay Topic 3

Eisenhower was often more concerned about making the popular, rather than the right decision. What were some times when Eisenhower made a popular decision, rather than the right decision? Why did Eisenhower tend to do what was popular rather than what was right?

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