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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. In Chapter 11, how old was Stalin's daughter, Svetlana?

2. At the end of the efforts to take Fort Driant, how many casualties are there?

3. In Chapter 8, what river did Eisenhower say that the Germans must not be allowed to cross?

4. In 1944, how many times had Eisenhower fought in battle?

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

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

3. At the end of Chapter 8, what happened in Bastogne?

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 12 what happened to the town of Assenois?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patton was often motivated to do better in a campaign because he wanted to do better than a fellow officer. In what ways was competition a motivator for Patton?

Essay Topic 2

Patton believed that a hero was a man who fought even if he was scared. How did Patton define a coward? What did Patton think of men who could not go back to the front lines because of fear? Why did he think they were cowards? What did Patton think should be done to cowards and why?

Essay Topic 3

Roosevelt was a very different man in public than he was in private. In what ways were Roosevelt’s private and public personas very different? Why did he so clearly separate his public and private life? Why could he not reveal his handicap and his affair?

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