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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, D-Day Plus One to D-Day Plus Ninety, pgs. 150-163.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What direction did Poett go after landing?
(a) The opposite direction of the shot he heard.
(b) The direction the planes flying overhead were going.
(c) The direction of Caen.
(d) The direction of the shot he heard.

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

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

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

5. Who was shot in the leg trying to report the success of his mission to Howard?
(a) Wallwork
(b) Wood.
(c) Poett.
(d) Brotheridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far from the Pegasus Bridge did the gliders containing the Allied forced need to land according to the plan?

2. How long did it take for the men in the glider to regain consciousness after the landing?

3. Where was Brotheridge hit?

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

5. How did the man killed in glider #2 die?

(see the answer key)

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