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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, D-Day; 0600 to 1200 Hours, pgs. 128-141.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened on the bridges at 1000 hours on June 6th?
(a) A German fighter dropped a bomb.
(b) A German private surrender.
(c) Gardner was shot and killed.
(d) The 21st Panzer counter attack?

2. What happened at dawn on June 6th?
(a) The seaborne invasion.
(b) The end of the fighting in North Africa.
(c) The loss of Sicily.
(d) Bombing of Hiroshima.

3. When did Howard receive his orders according to D-Day Minus One Month to D-Day?
(a) June 9, 1944.
(b) December 5, 1942.
(c) May 2, 1944.
(d) June 6, 1943.

4. How many men were with Hickman when he arrived near the bridge?
(a) Three men.
(b) Five men.
(c) Four men.
(d) Two men.

5. What was Von Luck waiting for to counterattack with the full force of the 21st Panzer?
(a) Daylight.
(b) To finish his breakfast.
(c) To have an accurate picture of what was going on.
(d) Permission to do so.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Howard decided that ____________ would take the pillbox out.

3. What was fired by the bridge sentry after they spotted potential paratroops?

4. What did the Gondrees learn when the soldiers knocked on their door?

5. What did the Spitfire drop on the men at the bridges on the morning of June 6th?

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