Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rank did Hans Schmidt hold in June,1944?
(a) Major.
(b) General.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Colonel.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Howard know about the Gondrees?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They were resistance.
(c) They were collaborators.
(d) They owned a cafe.

8. How many fatalities were there because of the landing in glider #1?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

9. Where would the British infantry head according to the plan set in place for the invasion?
(a) Lile.
(b) Caen.
(c) Coutances.
(d) Bayeux.

10. What did Bailey and other men do at the bridge as the attack started?
(a) Threw grenades into the pillbox.
(b) Jumped in the river.
(c) Hid.
(d) Died.

11. 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.

12. When did the plan say the paratroopers should arrive at the bridges?
(a) 0015 hours.
(b) 0230 hours.
(c) 0125 hours.
(d) 0425 hours.

13. Where did Company D go at the end of May 1944?
(a) Hastings.
(b) Cork.
(c) Weymouth.
(d) Tarrant Rushton.

14. What skills did the training of Company D focus on?
(a) Light infantry.
(b) Heave infantry.
(c) Naval warfare.
(d) Tank driving.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joined the resistance in 1942?

2. How many platoon leaders were out of action after securing the bridges?

3. When did Brigadier Poett land in Normandy in Chapter 5?

4. What was the first report Howard received after setting up his command post on the Canal Bridge?

5. Where was Von Luck assigned in 1942?

(see the answer keys)

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