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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapters 10-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did the 29th Infantry Division begin an all-out assault on the German 352nd Division at Saint-Lô in a surprise attack?
(a) April 16, 1943.
(b) December 20, 1941.
(c) June 6, 1944.
(d) July 17, 1944.

2. When did the defeat of the German-Italian forces at the Second Battle of El Alamein take place?
(a) October, 1942.
(b) October, 1944.
(c) January, 1943.
(d) November, 1944.

3. During what years was Franklin D. Roosevelt in office as President of the U.S.?
(a) 1939-1945.
(b) 1936-1942.
(c) 1933-1945.
(d) 1931-1945.

4. Who rallied the survivors of the attack at Omaha Beach with the rallying cry, “Two kinds of people are staying on this beach, the dead and those who are going to die. Now let’s get the hell out of here,” according to the author in Part II: “Northern Europe,” Chapter 10?
(a) Major Ronald Edmund Balfour.
(b) Colonel George A. Taylor.
(c) Captain Walter Huchthause.
(d) Private Harry Ettlinger.

5. What is the date of the letter from Hitler directing Dr. Hans Posse on the construction of a museum in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 2?
(a) December 20, 1941.
(b) June 26, 1939.
(c) April 16, 1943.
(d) August 27, 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Allied victory at Saint-Lô, who was the former schoolteacher and popular officer whose body was wrapped in an American flag and hoisted atop the ruins of the church of Sainte-Croix?

2. Where did George Stout report for naval duty in January of 1943, according to the author in Part I: "The Mission," Chapter 6?

3. Who was the first of the Monuments Men to visit the abbey at Monte Cassino to inspect the ruins?

4. Where was Ronald Balfour a historian prior to his service, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8?

5. When did Major Ronald Edmund Balfour arrive at the cathedral in Bruges to assess the damage by the looting Germans?

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