answer the questions.

Question 1

The essay, "A Pure Miracle," describes what event?

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the liberation of Paris, France

the invasion of North Africa

the Normandy landings

the rescue of Captain Waskow from capture

 

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Question 2

Why does Pyle refer to this event as a "pure miracle"?

 

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Question 3 5 pts

What obstacles did the American troops face in "a pure miracle"?

 

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Question 4

According to Pyle in A Pure Miracle, "They suffered casualties. And yet ....including other units that had a much easier time, our total casualties....were ___ X_______ ... [than] what our commanders had been prepared to accept."

Fill in the blank for X

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much higher

remarkably lower

higher than the Germans

lower than other units in the Army

 

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Question 5

The Death of Captain Waskow happened in:

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Italy

France

Germany

Japan

 

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Question 6

How old was Capt Waskow when he died, and where was he from?

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early 30s, Poland

40, New York

29, Tennessee

middle 20s, Texas

 

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Question 7

What did Capt Waskow's men think of him, and how did they respond to his death? Examples, please.

 

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Question 8

According to the Fallen video, which nation suffered the greatest number of civilian and military deaths?

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France

Germany

Russia

United States

 

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Question 9

Most American soldiers were killed in:

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Japan

the Pacific Theatre

Germany

the European Theatre

 

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Question 10

Where were most German soldiers killed?

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the western front

D-Day

the eastern front

France

 

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Question 11

Most Jewish people were killed in the Holocaust in the camps. What was the second most deadly method Nazis used?

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Poison

Mobile killing squads

In the ghettos

Exposure

 

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Question 12

What is the "Long Peace" the author describes in the video?