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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 canal did the Pegasus Bridge span?
(a) Loire.
(b) Rhone.
(c) Seine.
(d) Caen.

2. Where was Von Luck assigned in 1942?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) North Africa.
(d) Russia.

3. What was the name of the local resistance leader?
(a) Bion.
(b) Cabu.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Vion.

4. When was Caen liberated?
(a) June, 1944.
(b) January, 1945.
(c) December, 1944.
(d) August, 1944.

5. What skills did the training of Company D focus on?
(a) Light infantry.
(b) Tank driving.
(c) Heave infantry.
(d) Naval warfare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sweeney say he heard during a meeting about the current situation of the troops on the Pegasus bridge?

2. What did Howard insist all the men in his company do?

3. What did Bailey and other men do at the bridge as the attack started?

4. What was Von Luck waiting for to counterattack with the full force of the 21st Panzer?

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

(see the answer key)

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