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

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

3. Who from Company C participated in operation Market Garden?
(a) Poett.
(b) Howard.
(c) Gale.
(d) Wallwork and Thornton.

4. What did Sweeney say he heard during a meeting about the current situation of the troops on the Pegasus bridge?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Flutes.
(c) Horns.
(d) Bagpipes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Howard figure the paratroopers would start to land after the capture of the bridges?

3. What did the cafe become on June 6th?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened between the Germans and Howard's troops, according to Ambrose?

2. Who renamed the canal bridge? What was the new name?

3. What happened starting in 1984, according to Chapter 11, D-Day Plus Forty Years to D-Day Plus Fifty Years?

4. Why did the British forces go into defensive mode in Chapter 9, D-Day Plus One to D-Day Plus Ninety?

5. Why was Howard's special unit shrinking?

6. What did General Gale do after he arrived at 0900 hours?

7. What did the display lead the Germans to believe in Chapter 6?

8. What happened to von Luck?

9. What have movies depicted, according to Ambrose?

10. What happened to Howard after his leave, according to Chapter 10, D-Day Plus Three Months to D-Day Plus Fifty Years?

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