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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. By how many hours did Patton's Third Army beat Montgomery's crossing of the Rhine?

2. When did Patton first have an affair with Jean Gordon?

3. In Chapter 20, how many men were deployed to rescue American POWs at Oflag XIII-B?

4. At the end of Chapter 16, when did Patton's Third Army cross the Rhine River?

5. In Chapter 13, when did the practice of a presidential invocation begin at inaugurations?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Donovan take the news that Roosevelt died?

2. In Chapter 17, what was Hitler's bunker like?

3. How did Patton manage to cross the Rhine, and by how much time did he beat Montgomery?

4. At the end of Chapter 23, what did Patton know about a top-secret policy instituted by General George Marshall?

5. How were Patton and Truman opposites?

6. Where was Patton stationed in Chapter 22, and what was the place like?

7. What happened to Hitler and Braun's bodies?

8. At the end of Chapter 20, what happened when Patton's single-engine L-5 Sentinel was flying to Patton's headquarters?

9. Why were Patton and American soldiers frustrated when Montgomery took credit for the Allied victory at the Battle of the Bulge?

10. What did Patton do when a Russian officer demanded in Chapter 22 that boats be returned to the Russians?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Patton prepared to rescue the Americans at Bastogne, he stopped at a Catholic chapel to pray and seek divine intervention. Why did Patton seek divine intervention? Why did Patton view World War II as a religious war? How did that belief affect his decision to ask for divine intervention?

Essay Topic 2

Many American were murdered during the Malmedy Massacre. How were soldiers supposed to be treated who surrendered? Did the men at Malmedy surrender? According to the rules of war how should the prisoners have been treated? Why did the Germans not follow the typical rules of war?

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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