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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 did Sweeney say he heard during a meeting about the current situation of the troops on the Pegasus bridge?
(a) Horns.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Bagpipes.
(d) Flutes.

2. What happened to the Panzers as soon as they were spotted?
(a) They were let go.
(b) They were attacked by the resistance.
(c) They were shelled.
(d) They were stopped by bombers.

3. What glider was Bailey in?
(a) Glider #1.
(b) Glider #2.
(c) Glider #4.
(d) Glider #3.

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

5. What did John Howard volunteer for in 1942?
(a) Counter intelligence.
(b) Airborne paratroopers.
(c) Tank corp.
(d) Airborne glider forces.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Howard's special unit shrink after D-Day?

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

3. How many planes provided air cover to the allied landing troops?

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

5. Where were the relief troops for the bridge supposed to come from?

(see the answer key)

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