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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where was Hans Schmidt on the evening of June 5?
(a) Brest.
(b) Tockville.
(c) Caen.
(d) Ranville
2. What made the training ground Howard and its men trained on special?
(a) It was humid like Normandy.
(b) It was easy to access with tanks.
(c) It was far from German air scouts.
(d) It had two bridges located close together.
3. Where would the 5th Para Brigade drop according to Howard's orders?
(a) South of Brequencon.
(b) East of Goutainville.
(c) North of Caen.
(d) North East of Ranville.
4. What glider was Bailey in?
(a) Glider #2.
(b) Glider #4.
(c) Glider #1.
(d) Glider #3.
5. Where was Hans A. Von Luck's headquarters?
(a) Vimont.
(b) Brest.
(c) Caen.
(d) Ranville.
6. Howard decided that the men from glider #2 would ________________.
(a) Find the German officers.
(b) Find the German radio.
(c) Destroy the pillbox.
(d) Clear the banks.
7. What rank did Hans Schmidt hold in June,1944?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) General.
(d) Major.
8. Who was shot in the leg trying to report the success of his mission to Howard?
(a) Poett.
(b) Wallwork
(c) Brotheridge.
(d) Wood.
9. How long did it take for the men in the glider to regain consciousness after the landing?
(a) A few seconds.
(b) Two days.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Two minutes.
10. Whose shot was heard by Poett?
(a) Wallwork.
(b) Brotheridge.
(c) Howard.
(d) Romer.
11. What did Colonel Hans A. Von Luck command?
(a) 2nd Army.
(b) 10th Panzer Regiment.
(c) 1st Panzer Corp.
(d) 125th Panzer Grenadier Regiment.
12. Where was the 6th Airborne stationed in 1943?
(a) England.
(b) North Africa.
(c) Guam.
(d) U.S.A.
13. What direction did Poett go after landing?
(a) The opposite direction of the shot he heard.
(b) The direction of Caen.
(c) The direction the planes flying overhead were going.
(d) The direction of the shot he heard.
14. What did John Howard volunteer for in 1942?
(a) Counter intelligence.
(b) Tank corp.
(c) Airborne glider forces.
(d) Airborne paratroopers.
15. What was the name of the local resistance leader?
(a) Cabu.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Vion.
(d) Bion.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many fatalities were there because of the landing in glider #1?
2. Howard decided the men from glider #3 would ____________.
3. What was fired by the bridge sentry after they spotted potential paratroops?
4. What bridges did General Gale decide should be taken intact?
5. What did George and Theresa Gondree do for a living?
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