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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. How long did Howard's men sleep on the night of June 6th to the 7th?
(a) Five hours.
(b) They had no sleep.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Ten hours.

2. What bridges did General Gale decide should be taken intact?
(a) Orne river and Caen canal bridges.
(b) The Rhone and Saone bridges.
(c) The Saone and Seine bridges.
(d) The Seine bridges.

3. Who relieved Company D at the end of June 6, 1944?
(a) The 12th Royal Regiment.
(b) The Warwickshite Regiment.
(c) The 43rd Marine.
(d) The 2nd Mechanized Regiment.

4. Where was the 6th Airborne stationed in 1943?
(a) North Africa.
(b) England.
(c) Guam.
(d) U.S.A.

5. How long did it take for the men in the glider to regain consciousness after the landing?
(a) Two days.
(b) Four hours.
(c) A few seconds.
(d) Two minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many soldiers landed in Normandy on June 6th?

2. What language besides French did Georges speak?

3. What did John Howard volunteer for in 1942?

4. What did the Spitfire drop on the men at the bridges on the morning of June 6th?

5. How far were most of the paratroopers from the bridges after their drop?

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