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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 369-409.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Shirer's daughter's name?
(a) Synthia.
(b) Jodie.
(c) Eileen.
(d) Catherine.

2. Who did Murrow make arrangements with to procure radio transmitters in December 1939?
(a) The German army.
(b) NBC.
(c) The French army.
(d) The BBC.

3. What did William Shirer do during the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?
(a) He was in the army.
(b) He was in a hospital.
(c) He was on sabbatical.
(d) He was in school.

4. Where did Shirer spend Christmas in 1939?
(a) Paris.
(b) Geneva.
(c) London.
(d) Berlin.

5. Why did Shirer stay in Czechoslovakia after Hitler's demands?
(a) For the food.
(b) To attend a Communist conference.
(c) To visit.
(d) To see if there would be a war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Shirer on September 12, 1938?

2. Where did Shirer return on December 1, 1939?

3. Where did the France/Germany/England meeting of September 1938 take place?

4. With whom did William Shirer spend the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?

5. What shortage did Shirer describe as being worse than ever?

(see the answer key)

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