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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, D-Day Plus One to D-Day Plus Ninety, pgs. 150-163.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would the 3rd Para Brigade drop according to Howard's orders?
(a) South of the Caen Forest.
(b) South of the Le Mesnil forest.
(c) North of the Caen car company headquarters.
(d) East of the Clayton ravine.

2. Where did Howard figure the paratroopers would start to land after the capture of the bridges?
(a) Caen.
(b) Lisieux.
(c) Brest.
(d) Ranville.

3. How many anti-tank weapons did Howard have?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

4. What was Howard not allowed to do with the maps, photos, and his plan to take the bridges?
(a) Study them.
(b) Leave the building.
(c) Sit with them at the building.
(d) Devise training plans from them.

5. Who told Howard to developed his plan to take the bridges?
(a) Brigadier Poett.
(b) General Gale.
(c) General Montgomery.
(d) General Eisenhower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where would the 5th Para Brigade drop according to Howard's orders?

2. What did Sweeney and two other men find after being sent by Howard to reconnect with the regiment?

3. What time did Howard finish setting up his defensive position around the bridge?

4. What did Howard use to guide paratroopers to the bridges?

5. Why were the paratroopers disoriented when they landed according to Ambrose?

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