1. Where was Ronald Balfour a historian prior to his service, according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) King’s College, Cambridge.
(d) The University of Minnesota.

2. On what date was Harry Ettlinger’s nineteenth birthday?
(a) January 28, 1945.
(b) August 27, 1942.
(c) July 17, 1944.
(d) September 7, 1944.

3. What Irish writer and who lived in France described Saint-Lô as “the Capital of the Ruins” after the Allied victory there?
(a) Edward Albee.
(b) Samuel Beckett.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) James Joyce.

4. When did the Battle of Aachen take place?
(a) March 12-20, 1944.
(b) September 1-12, 1943.
(c) December 12-18, 1944.
(d) October 2-21, 1944.

5. Second Lieutenant James J. Rorimer was detained in Mont Saint-Michel by American soldiers because he was suspected to be what?
(a) A Spanish spy.
(b) A Russian spy.
(c) A French spy.
(d) A German spy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of the letter from Supreme Commander General Dwight David Eisenhower to General Vernon Prichard which opens Part I: “The Mission”?

2. In what year was Harry Ettlinger “banned from the local sports association,” according to the author in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 1?

3. Shrivenham is described in Part I: “The Mission,” Chapter 8 as a small rural village about halfway between London and what city?

4. Rose Valland became volunteer assistant curator at what museum in 1932?

5. Where was Harry Ettlinger living when he was drafted into the army?

(see the answer key)

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