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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through D-Day Minus One Month to D-Day, pgs. 63-76.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the 6th Airborne slated to deploy during the invasion?
(a) East of the Orne River.
(b) West of Caen.
(c) North of Bagnolet.
(d) South of Lisieux.

2. Who was in charge of planning the Allied invasion of Europe in 1943?
(a) General Eisenhower.
(b) General Montgomery.
(c) General Frederick Morgan.
(d) General Howard.

3. What was Howard not allowed to do with the maps, photos, and his plan to take the bridges?
(a) Devise training plans from them.
(b) Sit with them at the building.
(c) Study them.
(d) Leave the building.

4. Where did the planners of the Allied invasion of Europe decide it would take place?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Pas de Calais.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Normandy.

5. According to the plan, who would relieve Howard after his mission was accomplished?
(a) The 23rd mechanized army.
(b) The 8th Infantry division.
(c) The 1st para division.
(d) The 7th Para Battalion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the Allied war effort going in 1942, according to the start of Chapter 2?

2. What company was John Howard part of in 1942?

3. What did John Howard volunteer for in 1942?

4. How many days did the bridge holding exercise given to Company D last?

5. How many divisions constituted the British airborne in 1943, according to Chapter 3?

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