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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Howard decided that the men from glider #2 would ________________.
(a) Clear the banks.
(b) Destroy the pillbox.
(c) Find the German officers.
(d) Find the German radio.

2. Where was the 6th Airborne stationed in 1943?
(a) North Africa.
(b) U.S.A.
(c) Guam.
(d) England.

3. How was the Allied war effort going in 1942, according to the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Not well everywhere.
(b) Very well in Europe, but not in the Pacific.
(c) Very well in North Africa, but not in Europe.
(d) Very well everywhere.

4. Who was in charge of planning the Allied invasion of Europe in 1943?
(a) General Montgomery.
(b) General Howard.
(c) General Frederick Morgan.
(d) General Eisenhower.

5. Where was Brotheridge hit?
(a) The leg.
(b) The neck.
(c) The hand.
(d) The back.

6. What language besides French did Theresa speak?
(a) English.
(b) Russian.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

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

8. Where was the 1st Airborne stationed in 1943?
(a) U.S.A.
(b) England.
(c) Guam.
(d) North Africa.

9. What did Von Luck have his men do on May 29, 1944?
(a) Dig holes for anti-glider poles.
(b) Install machine guns.
(c) Put anti-tank cannons in.
(d) Install more anti-air.

10. How many men were with Hickman when he arrived near the bridge?
(a) Four men.
(b) Two men.
(c) Five men.
(d) Three men.

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

12. How far from the Pegasus Bridge did the gliders containing the Allied forced need to land according to the plan?
(a) 600 meters.
(b) 3000 meters.
(c) 20 meters.
(d) 400 meters.

13. According to the plan, who would relieve Howard after his mission was accomplished?
(a) The 1st para division.
(b) The 23rd mechanized army.
(c) The 7th Para Battalion.
(d) The 8th Infantry division.

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

15. What language besides French did Georges speak?
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) Russian.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the difference between the training regiment of the men and that of the officers?

2. How far were most of the paratroopers from the bridges after their drop?

3. What division was Von Luck commanding in the fall of 1943?

4. Where did Howard and his troops go for training according to Chapter 4?

5. Who was on duty on the canal bridge when the gliders landed?

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