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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 did Company D go at the end of May 1944?
(a) Tarrant Rushton.
(b) Cork.
(c) Weymouth.
(d) Hastings.
2. What did John Howard volunteer for in 1942?
(a) Airborne glider forces.
(b) Counter intelligence.
(c) Tank corp.
(d) Airborne paratroopers.
3. What did Howard insist all the men in his company do?
(a) Watch war movies.
(b) Speak German.
(c) Participate in some kind of sport.
(d) Train at hand to hand combat every day.
4. How many men were with Hickman when he arrived near the bridge?
(a) Three men.
(b) Four men.
(c) Five men.
(d) Two men.
5. How long did it take Hickman to reach his headquarters?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Six hours.
(c) Nine hours.
(d) Ten hours.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Von Luck have his men do on May 29, 1944?
2. What direction did Poett go after landing?
3. How many fatalities were there because of the landing in glider #1?
4. How far were most of the paratroopers from the bridges after their drop?
5. Who was Von Luck commanding officer in 1942?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the code words given to those who boarded the gliders on the evening of June 5?
2. What happened to the platoon leaders according to Ambrose?
3. Why were some men dropped according to Ambrose?
4. What was Major Hans Schmidt, the German commander, worried about according to Ambrose?
5. What was Howard doing to his men according to Ambrose and how did it end up helping them?
6. What did John Howard and some from Company D volunteer for in 1942?
7. What happened to Hickman and four of his men when they were about to drive over the bridge?
8. What happened at the river bridge at the start of Chapter 5?
9. What happened to the British airborne forces in 1943 according to Chapter 3, D-Day Minus One Year to D-Day Minus One Month?
10. Why were glider troops used according to Ambrose?
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