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

2. How many planes provided air cover to the allied landing troops?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 3,000.

3. Where did Howard try to be reassigned to after recuperating from his car accident?
(a) The final push in Berlin.
(b) He asked to be discharged.
(c) The Pacific theater.
(d) Operation Market Garden.

4. Howard decided the men from glider #3 would ____________.
(a) Clear the bodies.
(b) Destroy the Benouville cafe.
(c) Interrogate German prisoners.
(d) Reinforce Brotheridge.

5. How many complete glider groups were present when Howard called for a platoon leader meeting?
(a) Three complete glider groups.
(b) Two complete glider groups.
(c) No complete glider groups.
(d) One complete glider group.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the 6th Airborne slated to deploy during the invasion?

2. Where did the Gondrees spend the night according to Chapter 7, D-Day: 0600 to 1200 Hours?

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

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

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

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