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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would the 5th Para Brigade drop according to Howard's orders?
(a) North East of Ranville.
(b) South of Brequencon.
(c) North of Caen.
(d) East of Goutainville.

2. What did the members of the 6th airborne know would be coming sometime?
(a) The loss of Karthoum.
(b) An invasion of North Africa.
(c) The loss of Gibraltar.
(d) A European invasion.

3. Who was Von Luck commanding officer in 1942?
(a) Himler.
(b) Guderian.
(c) Rommel.
(d) Eisenhower.

4. What did Von Luck have his men do on May 29, 1944?
(a) Dig holes for anti-glider poles.
(b) Install machine guns.
(c) Put anti-tank cannons in.
(d) Install more anti-air.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the Allied war effort going in 1942, according to the start of Chapter 2?

2. Where did Company D go at the end of May 1944?

3. What were the men of Company D trained to do?

4. How many fatalities were there because of the landing in glider #1?

5. Whose shot was heard by Poett?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were glider troops used according to Ambrose?

2. What did Howard tell his men when Company D moved to Tarrant Rushton at the end of May?

3. What happened by 0021 hours according to Chapter 5?

4. What orders did Howard receive for May 2 in D-Day Minus One Month to D-Day?

5. What happened at the river bridge at the start of Chapter 5?

6. What happened to the British airborne forces in 1943 according to Chapter 3, D-Day Minus One Year to D-Day Minus One Month?

7. What did Howard discover from the reports and photos?

8. What were the code words given to those who boarded the gliders on the evening of June 5?

9. What was Howard doing to his men according to Ambrose and how did it end up helping them?

10. What did Howard's assignment depend on according to Ambrose?

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