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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. Howard decided that the men from glider #2 would ________________.
(a) Destroy the pillbox.
(b) Find the German officers.
(c) Clear the banks.
(d) Find the German radio.

2. Whose shot was heard by Poett?
(a) Brotheridge.
(b) Howard.
(c) Romer.
(d) Wallwork.

3. What made the training ground Howard and its men trained on special?
(a) It was far from German air scouts.
(b) It was easy to access with tanks.
(c) It was humid like Normandy.
(d) It had two bridges located close together.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Brotheridge hit?

2. What canal did the Pegasus Bridge span?

3. What time did Howard finish setting up his defensive position around the bridge?

4. Who was thrown out of the cockpit by the impact during landing?

5. How many men was Poett able to locate immediately after his landing?

(see the answer key)

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