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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 Bailey and other men do at the bridge as the attack started?
(a) Hid.
(b) Jumped in the river.
(c) Threw grenades into the pillbox.
(d) Died.

2. Where was the 1st Airborne stationed in 1943?
(a) North Africa.
(b) U.S.A.
(c) Guam.
(d) England.

3. How far from the Pegasus Bridge did the gliders containing the Allied forced need to land according to the plan?
(a) 3000 meters.
(b) 20 meters.
(c) 400 meters.
(d) 600 meters.

4. Who was piloting one of the gliders according to Chapter 5, D-Day: 0016 to 0026 Hours?
(a) Poett.
(b) Gale.
(c) Wallwork.
(d) Howard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Howard decided the men from glider #3 would ____________.

2. Where did Company D go at the end of May 1944?

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

4. Howard decided that _______________ would lead the platoon across the bridge.

5. What was the name of the local resistance leader?

(see the answer key)

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