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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. Who from Company C was ordered to report to the beaches from Company D?
(a) The machine gunners.
(b) The doctors.
(c) Howard.
(d) The glider pilots.

2. What was the name of the local resistance leader?
(a) Bion.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Cabu.
(d) Vion.

3. What time did Howard finish setting up his defensive position around the bridge?
(a) 0015 hours.
(b) 0245 hours,
(c) 0115 hours.
(d) 0235 hours.

4. Where would the British infantry head according to the plan set in place for the invasion?
(a) Coutances.
(b) Caen.
(c) Bayeux.
(d) Lile.

5. What did the German resistance force the British troops to do in the weeks following the invasion of Europe?
(a) Choose another route to Germany.
(b) Go in defensive mode.
(c) Attack harder.
(d) Retreat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far from the beaches did the British troops go on D-Day according to Chapter 9?

2. Who fired the Piat weapon?

3. Where did Howard figure the paratroopers would start to land after the capture of the bridges?

4. When did the plan say the paratroopers should arrive at the bridges?

5. Who was the first allied soldier to die on D-Day?

(see the answer key)

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