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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was highly publicized and celebrated?
(a) The death of Romer.
(b) The 40th anniversary of the capture of the bridge.
(c) The promotion of Howard to General.
(d) The 50th anniversary of the capture of the bridge.

2. How many anti-tank weapons did Howard have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

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

4. What happened to the Panzers as soon as they were spotted?
(a) They were stopped by bombers.
(b) They were let go.
(c) They were shelled.
(d) They were attacked by the resistance.

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

6. Who was with Major Smith when he was captured?
(a) His driver.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) His second in command.
(d) His valet.

7. When was Caen liberated?
(a) December, 1944.
(b) June, 1944.
(c) August, 1944.
(d) January, 1945.

8. What did Howard use to guide paratroopers to the bridges?
(a) A stolen machine gun.
(b) His singing.
(c) His whistle.
(d) His cricket.

9. When did the Allies secure Benouville?
(a) By 1900 hours on June 7.
(b) By 0350 on August 21.
(c) By 1800 hours on June 6.
(d) By 0525 on June 6.

10. What did Howard and his men do when paratroopers arrived at the bridges?
(a) They used them on the front line.
(b) They deployed them immediately.
(c) They briefed them.
(d) They used them as couriers.

11. How many complete glider groups were present when Howard called for a platoon leader meeting?
(a) Two complete glider groups.
(b) One complete glider group.
(c) No complete glider groups.
(d) Three complete glider groups.

12. Who fired the Piat weapon?
(a) Poett.
(b) Brotheridge.
(c) Howard.
(d) Thornton.

13. Where did Howard figure the paratroopers would start to land after the capture of the bridges?
(a) Brest.
(b) Ranville.
(c) Caen.
(d) Lisieux.

14. What did the French do to the bridge over the canal?
(a) Destroy it.
(b) Renamed it Howard Bridge.
(c) Replaced it with a museum.
(d) Renamed it Pegasus Bridge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The music Sweeney heard was supposed to be__________________.

2. Where did Howard try to be reassigned to after recuperating from his car accident?

3. How many fatalities were suffered by the time Howard called for a platoon leader meeting?

4. What did Howard learn about at the regiment headquarters?

5. Where were the planes and gliders at Oxford heading to?

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