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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time did Howard finish setting up his defensive position around the bridge?
(a) 0015 hours.
(b) 0115 hours.
(c) 0245 hours,
(d) 0235 hours.

2. How prepared were Von Luck's men for such a situation according to Ambrose?
(a) None, the division was on leave.
(b) Barely, it was something Von Luck didn't anticipate.
(c) Very, Von Luck's plans were made for such a situation.
(d) Barely, Von Luck didn't have time to train.

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

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

5. How long after the capture of the bridges did Howard anticipate the paratroopers would start to land according to Chapter 6, D-Day: 0026-0600 Hours?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 30 minutes.

6. When did Poett reach the bridge?
(a) 0052 hours.
(b) 0254 hours.
(c) 0315 hours.
(d) 0014 hours.

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

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

9. What were Gardner, Bailey, Gray, and Parr trying to do at dawn on June 6th?
(a) Determine who was in charge.
(b) Figure out why the Germans did not counterattack.
(c) Figure out how to destroy the bridge.
(d) Figure out how to operate the German anti-tank gun.

10. What was lost during the paratroop drop on June 6?
(a) Their water.
(b) The communications equipment.
(c) Their light ammunition.
(d) Their anti-tank guns.

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

12. Who attended the celebrations for the capture of the Pegasus bridge prior to 1984 according to Chapter 11, D-Day Plus Forty Years to D-Day Plus Fifty Years?
(a) Only those who participated.
(b) Howard and Gale alone.
(c) Allied soldiers only.
(d) The public.

13. What led the Germans to postpone their counter attack on the bridge according to Chapter 6?
(a) The attack on their tank.
(b) The loss of most of their ammunition.
(c) The loss of their commanding officer.
(d) They were not at full strength.

14. What did the cafe become on June 6th?
(a) A command post.
(b) A battalion aid post.
(c) A medical station.
(d) A rest area.

15. What movie did Howard consult on after the war?
(a) Pegasus Bridge.
(b) D-Day.
(c) The Longest Day.
(d) Saving Private Ryan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Howard instrumental in saving according to Ambrose?

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

3. What happened at dawn on June 6th?

4. What was highly publicized and celebrated?

5. What happened on the bridges at 1000 hours on June 6th?

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