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

2. Where did Howard and his troops go for training according to Chapter 4?
(a) Exeter.
(b) Sussex.
(c) Devon.
(d) Kent.

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

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

5. Where was Brotheridge hit?
(a) The hand.
(b) The leg.
(c) The back.
(d) The neck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What language besides French did Theresa speak?

3. Where would the 5th Para Brigade drop according to Howard's orders?

4. To whom did Georges and Theresa Gondree provide information?

5. What canal did the Pegasus Bridge span?

(see the answer key)

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