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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, D-Day: 0016 to 0026 Hours, pgs. 88-97.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was issued to the men of Company D on May 29, 1944?
(a) The escape aid kits.
(b) Their cyanide capsule.
(c) Their map of the Pegasus bridge area.
(d) The rifles.

2. What did Howard insist all the men in his company do?
(a) Participate in some kind of sport.
(b) Watch war movies.
(c) Speak German.
(d) Train at hand to hand combat every day.

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

4. What skills did the training of Company D focus on?
(a) Heave infantry.
(b) Tank driving.
(c) Light infantry.
(d) Naval warfare.

5. What made the training ground Howard and its men trained on special?
(a) It was far from German air scouts.
(b) It was humid like Normandy.
(c) It had two bridges located close together.
(d) It was easy to access with tanks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Howard have access to the documentation concerning the plan?

2. What information did Howard have access to?

3. What did Howard decide must be taken out before firing any shot?

4. Howard decided that the men from glider #2 would ________________.

5. What language besides French did Georges speak?

(see the answer key)

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