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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Howard receive from the French after the war?
(a) An honorary doctorate.
(b) A gold plated Colt 1911.
(c) A visit from the President.
(d) Awards and citations.

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

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

5. How many planes provided air cover to the allied landing troops?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 4,000.

6. What happened at dawn on June 6th?
(a) Bombing of Hiroshima.
(b) The seaborne invasion.
(c) The end of the fighting in North Africa.
(d) The loss of Sicily.

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

8. What was Howard instrumental in saving according to Ambrose?
(a) The name of the Pegasus Bridge.
(b) Romer's life.
(c) The Gondree's cafe.
(d) The Gondree's marriage.

9. Where were the tunnels the paratroopers started to explore after securing the bridges?
(a) Under the road.
(b) Under the bridges.
(c) South of the Cafe.
(d) Under the anti-tank guns.

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

11. What was Company D given after returning to England?
(a) Double rations.
(b) A tour of London.
(c) A night out.
(d) Leave.

12. How many soldiers landed in Normandy on June 6th?
(a) 369,000.
(b) 254,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 127,000

13. Why did Howard's special unit shrink after D-Day?
(a) The men died.
(b) The men returned to their regular units.
(c) A plane carrying part of the Company crashed.
(d) There were some AWOL soldiers.

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

15. What did the Spitfire drop on the men at the bridges on the morning of June 6th?
(a) Food.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Early editions of the London Papers.
(d) 250 pound bombs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Howard living according to Chapter 11?

2. What direction did Howard and his men start moving after being relieved?

3. What did the French do to the bridge over the canal?

4. Where were the relief troops for the bridge supposed to come from?

5. What did the Germans decide to wait for before trying another counter attack?

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