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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, D-Day Plus Three Months to D-Day Plus Fifty Years, pgs. 164-173.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Howard have access to the documentation concerning the plan?
(a) On Thursday between 5 and 6 p.m.
(b) During business hours.
(c) Every week day.
(d) Whenever he wanted.

2. What rank did Hans Schmidt hold in June,1944?
(a) General.
(b) Major.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Sergeant.

3. How far from the beaches did the British troops go on D-Day according to Chapter 9?
(a) Not far beyond the Pegasus bridge.
(b) 150 km from the coast.
(c) To Brest.
(d) To Lisieux.

4. Who was piloting one of the gliders according to Chapter 5, D-Day: 0016 to 0026 Hours?
(a) Poett.
(b) Howard.
(c) Wallwork.
(d) Gale.

5. Where did Howard and his troops go for training according to Chapter 4?
(a) Kent.
(b) Devon.
(c) Sussex.
(d) Exeter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the relief troops for the bridge supposed to come from?

2. What was the first report Howard received after setting up his command post on the Canal Bridge?

3. What did the Gondrees know about the soldiers by the bridge?

4. Where was Von Luck assigned in 1942?

5. Who was in charge of planning the Allied invasion of Europe in 1943?

(see the answer key)

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