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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) During business hours.
(b) Every week day.
(c) On Thursday between 5 and 6 p.m.
(d) Whenever he wanted.

2. When was most of the resistance at the Canal bridge subdued?
(a) 0241 hours.
(b) 0156 hours.
(c) 0056 hours.
(d) 0021 hours.

3. What direction did Poett go after landing?
(a) The direction the planes flying overhead were going.
(b) The opposite direction of the shot he heard.
(c) The direction of the shot he heard.
(d) The direction of Caen.

4. What did Howard and his men hear near the canal bridge?
(a) French resistance members.
(b) German infantry.
(c) Their relief.
(d) German tanks.

5. What happened to the Panzers as soon as they were spotted?
(a) They were let go.
(b) They were stopped by bombers.
(c) They were attacked by the resistance.
(d) They were shelled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Howard not allowed to do with the maps, photos, and his plan to take the bridges?

2. How long after the capture of the bridges did Howard anticipate the paratroopers would start to land according to Chapter 6, D-Day: 0026-0600 Hours?

3. What role would the airborne division have during the invasion?

4. What did John Howard volunteer for in 1942?

5. Why was the morale of Howard's men low after D-Day?

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