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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, The Significance of Pegasus Bridge. pgs. 181-183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who held the bridges on June 6th?
(a) The 21st Panzer.
(b) Company D and the 7th Battalion.
(c) The 1st Airborne.
(d) The 15th Scottish regiment.

2. Who attended the celebrations for the capture of the Pegasus bridge prior to 1984 according to Chapter 11, D-Day Plus Forty Years to D-Day Plus Fifty Years?
(a) Allied soldiers only.
(b) Only those who participated.
(c) The public.
(d) Howard and Gale alone.

3. What bridges did General Gale decide should be taken intact?
(a) The Rhone and Saone bridges.
(b) The Seine bridges.
(c) Orne river and Caen canal bridges.
(d) The Saone and Seine bridges.

4. Where did the Panzers move from on June 6?
(a) Lisieux.
(b) Caen.
(c) Brest.
(d) St. Maran.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took over patrolling duties at the bridges after their arrival?

2. Where was Brotheridge hit?

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

4. What language besides French did Theresa speak?

5. Who from Company C was ordered to report to the beaches from Company D?

(see the answer key)

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