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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 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) Howard and Gale alone.
(c) The public.
(d) Only those who participated.

2. What was Von Luck's job after the war?
(a) Writer for the New York Times.
(b) Construction worker in Berlin.
(c) Painter.
(d) Coffee importer in Hamburg.

3. How many anti-tank weapons did Howard have?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Eight.

4. What was lost during the paratroop drop on June 6?
(a) Their light ammunition.
(b) Their water.
(c) The communications equipment.
(d) Their anti-tank guns.

5. What did the cafe become on June 6th?
(a) A medical station.
(b) A rest area.
(c) A command post.
(d) A battalion aid post.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role would the airborne division have during the invasion?

2. What did Howard and his men hear near the canal bridge?

3. How long did it take Hickman to reach his headquarters?

4. How many fatalities were suffered by the time Howard called for a platoon leader meeting?

5. What canal did the Pegasus Bridge span?

(see the answer key)

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