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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 language besides French did Theresa speak?
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) Russian.

2. Where would the 3rd Para Brigade drop according to Howard's orders?
(a) North of the Caen car company headquarters.
(b) South of the Caen Forest.
(c) South of the Le Mesnil forest.
(d) East of the Clayton ravine.

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

4. How many divisions constituted the British airborne in 1943, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

5. How did the man killed in glider #2 die?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He was shot by a German.
(c) He drowned.
(d) He died from a head trauma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Howard to developed his plan to take the bridges?

2. What did Howard and the British commander do at five every evening in 1942?

3. How far from the Pegasus Bridge did the gliders containing the Allied forced need to land according to the plan?

4. What was issued to the men of Company D on May 29, 1944?

5. Where was Hans A. Von Luck's headquarters?

(see the answer key)

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