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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Colonel Hans A. Von Luck command?
(a) 1st Panzer Corp.
(b) 10th Panzer Regiment.
(c) 125th Panzer Grenadier Regiment.
(d) 2nd Army.

3. Howard decided that ____________ would take the pillbox out.
(a) Howard and his platoon.
(b) The bombers towing the gliders.
(c) The men of glider #4.
(d) The men of glider #1 minus Brotheridge's platoon.

4. When did Howard have access to the documentation concerning the plan?
(a) On Thursday between 5 and 6 p.m.
(b) Whenever he wanted.
(c) During business hours.
(d) Every week day.

5. What was fired by the bridge sentry after they spotted potential paratroops?
(a) An anti tank round.
(b) A flare.
(c) A warning shot.
(d) The anti air machine gun.

6. Who visited Company D at the beginning of June,1944?
(a) General Gale.
(b) Montgomery and Gale.
(c) The queen.
(d) Eisenhower.

7. Who told Howard to developed his plan to take the bridges?
(a) General Eisenhower.
(b) General Montgomery.
(c) General Gale.
(d) Brigadier Poett.

8. How many days did the bridge holding exercise given to Company D last?
(a) Five days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Nine days.

9. What role would the airborne division have during the invasion?
(a) Protect the right flank.
(b) Protect the rear.
(c) Protect the left flank.
(d) Strategic reserve.

10. What made the training ground Howard and its men trained on special?
(a) It had two bridges located close together.
(b) It was far from German air scouts.
(c) It was easy to access with tanks.
(d) It was humid like Normandy.

11. How many platoon leaders were out of action after securing the bridges?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

12. When did Howard receive his orders according to D-Day Minus One Month to D-Day?
(a) December 5, 1942.
(b) June 9, 1944.
(c) May 2, 1944.
(d) June 6, 1943.

13. What direction did Poett go after landing?
(a) The direction of Caen.
(b) The direction of the shot he heard.
(c) The opposite direction of the shot he heard.
(d) The direction the planes flying overhead were going.

14. Where did Howard and his troops go for training according to Chapter 4?
(a) Sussex.
(b) Exeter.
(c) Kent.
(d) Devon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for the men in the glider to regain consciousness after the landing?

2. Who was piloting one of the gliders according to Chapter 5, D-Day: 0016 to 0026 Hours?

3. What glider was Bailey in?

4. Howard decided that the men from glider #2 would ________________.

5. Where was Hans A. Von Luck's headquarters?

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