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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. When did Company D's glider take off?
(a) June 5th at 2256 hours.
(b) June 5th at 2245 hours.
(c) June 6th at 1243 hours.
(d) June 7th at 2345 hours.

2. Where was Hans Schmidt on the evening of June 5?
(a) Brest.
(b) Caen.
(c) Ranville
(d) Tockville.

3. What did John Howard volunteer for in 1942?
(a) Airborne glider forces.
(b) Airborne paratroopers.
(c) Counter intelligence.
(d) Tank corp.

4. 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) Study them.
(c) Sit with them at the building.
(d) Leave the building.

5. What information did Howard have access to?
(a) Reconnaissance photos and topological reports of the area.
(b) German forces estimates.
(c) Resistance reports of the area.
(d) German prisoner reports.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many men were with Hickman when he arrived near the bridge?

4. What did George and Theresa Gondree do for a living?

5. What did Colonel Hans A. Von Luck command?

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