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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom was Howard lecturing according to Chapter 11?
(a) British Cadets.
(b) Post grad history students.
(c) NATO Cadets.
(d) History researchers.

3. Where did Romer, Hickman, and Erwin hide before surrendering on June,1944?
(a) In a church.
(b) In a sewage pipe.
(c) In the canal.
(d) In bushes.

4. How many fatalities were suffered by the time Howard called for a platoon leader meeting?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

5. What did the German resistance force the British troops to do in the weeks following the invasion of Europe?
(a) Retreat.
(b) Attack harder.
(c) Choose another route to Germany.
(d) Go in defensive mode.

6. The music Sweeney heard was supposed to be__________________.
(a) A surrender signal.
(b) A victory signal.
(c) A signal between Howard and Lovat.
(d) A retreat signal.

7. How long did Romer, Hickman, and Erwin hide before surrendering on June,1944?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 12 days.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

8. Why was the old Pegasus Bridge replaced?
(a) To allow bigger ships to pass.
(b) The original bridge was too narrow for modern cars.
(c) The amount of structural damage on the original bridge.
(d) New construction in the area.

9. What did Georges Gondree dig up from his garden?
(a) 65 bottles of cider.
(b) 98 bottles of champagne.
(c) A detailed map of German positions.
(d) A pot of gold.

10. Where was Howard living according to Chapter 11?
(a) Norwich.
(b) London.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Surrey.

11. What happened on the bridges at 1000 hours on June 6th?
(a) A German private surrender.
(b) Gardner was shot and killed.
(c) The 21st Panzer counter attack?
(d) A German fighter dropped a bomb.

12. Where did the Gondrees spend the night according to Chapter 7, D-Day: 0600 to 1200 Hours?
(a) In their office.
(b) In their cellar.
(c) Treating wounded Allied soldiers.
(d) Serving German soldiers.

13. Who held the bridges on June 6th?
(a) The 1st Airborne.
(b) Company D and the 7th Battalion.
(c) The 21st Panzer.
(d) The 15th Scottish regiment.

14. Who attacked Company D as they moved toward Escoville?
(a) 2nd Panzer Grenadier.
(b) 21st Panzer Division.
(c) 1st SS Panzer Division.
(d) Panzer Lehr.

15. How long did Howard's men sleep on the night of June 6th to the 7th?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) Five hours.
(d) They had no sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who from Company C was ordered to report to the beaches from Company D?

2. What did the Spitfire drop on the men at the bridges on the morning of June 6th?

3. What time did Howard finish setting up his defensive position around the bridge?

4. Why was the morale of Howard's men low after D-Day?

5. What did the British paratroopers find in the tunnels?

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