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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 was Hans A. Von Luck's headquarters?
(a) Brest.
(b) Vimont.
(c) Caen.
(d) Ranville.

2. Who developed the training program of Company D?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Howard.
(c) Patton.
(d) Eisenhower.

3. What rank did Hans Schmidt hold in June,1944?
(a) General.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Major.
(d) Colonel.

4. Who was in charge of planning the Allied invasion of Europe in 1943?
(a) General Montgomery.
(b) General Frederick Morgan.
(c) General Eisenhower.
(d) General Howard.

5. Who remembered seeing a body near the cafe?
(a) Howard.
(b) Parr.
(c) Wallwork.
(d) Poett.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the plan say the paratroopers should arrive at the bridges?

2. What company was John Howard part of in 1942?

3. Where did the planners of the Allied invasion of Europe decide it would take place?

4. Where would the 3rd Para Brigade drop according to Howard's orders?

5. What was issued to the men of Company D on May 29, 1944?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was on duty at the canal bridge, and what happened to him according to Ambrose?

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

3. Who was relieved of duty at the start at the start of Chapter 1, D-Day Minus Two Years?

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

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

6. Why were some men dropped according to Ambrose?

7. Why were glider troops used according to Ambrose?

8. What was the plan on which General Frederick Morgan worked according to Ambrose?

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

10. Who ran the cafe in town, and what did the Germans not know about them?

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