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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. At the end of Chapter 8, how many Germans came under a white flag asking the Americans to surrender at Bastogne?

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

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

4. What was Stalin's first language?

5. In Chapter 3, what were the only two ways that Eisenhower could manage the stress of command?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 9, why did Patton go to a Catholic chapel on December 23, 1944?

4. In Chapter 12, what did Patton do on Christmas Day?

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

6. In Chapter 9, how would Patton travel to encourage his troops?

7. What happened to Field Marshall Rommel in Chapter 2?

8. What was Adolf Hitler's physical condition in Chapter 10?

9. In the Prologue, how was Patton injured?

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

Truman and Patton were complete opposites. Why did Truman dislike Patton? How did the differences between the men foster the dislike that Truman felt for Patton? Were Truman’s feelings based upon a relationship with Patton or bias? How did the differences between the two men influence that way that Truman felt about Patton?

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

The Germans were very inhumane to the Jews and others. What groups of people suffered at the hands of the Germans? How was the treatment they received inhumane? How did the way that the Germans viewed the Jews and others as less than human contribute to the way they treated the Jews and other people groups?

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