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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Shirer return to Berlin after visiting the western front in Europe?
(a) June 11, 1940.
(b) May 1, 1940.
(c) June 1, 1940.
(d) June 1, 1941.

2. How long did the German plan account for the total destruction of the Royal Air Force (RAF)?
(a) 20 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 12 weeks.

3. When did the Germans start bombing the Stromness and Kinkwall bases?
(a) March 17, 1941.
(b) June 17, 1940.
(c) March 18, 1940.
(d) March 17, 1940.

4. Why didn't Shirer want Tess to leave through Paris?
(a) Germans would reach it before she did.
(b) There was no plan for Spain in Paris.
(c) Paris was full of fleeing civilians.
(d) It was too much of a trip for her and the child.

5. Who did Shirer meet at the hotel after arriving in Paris in June 1940?
(a) Murrow.
(b) Ken Brokman.
(c) Walter Kerr and Demaree Bess.
(d) Elis Swetmann.

6. What rumor was Shirer concerned about in mid-October 1940?
(a) Hitler attacking Russia.
(b) Hitler's assassination.
(c) Hitler taking Gibraltar.
(d) A successful landing of German troops in England.

7. Where did Shirer return after the armistice signature between France and Germany?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

8. What did Shirer say the Germans attempted on September 16, 1940?
(a) Negotiating the surrender of Gibraltar.
(b) A landing in England.
(c) Invasion of Russia.
(d) To enter Spain.

9. What did Shirer notice about the Dutch and Belgium retreat?
(a) They did not blow up the bridges.
(b) They did not lay land mines.
(c) They did not attack Germany's rears.
(d) They did not form partisan groups.

10. What countries did Tess make plans to leave Germany through?
(a) Britain.
(b) Russia.
(c) Spain and Portugal.
(d) France and Morocco.

11. Why were the Dutch and Belgian troops not trying to slow down the German army?
(a) They were poorly commanded.
(b) They were overwlemed too quickly.
(c) They were poorly trained.
(d) They were pro-Germany.

12. Where was Shirer on July 4, 1940?
(a) In Poland with the 5th Panzer army.
(b) In Berlin with Murrow.
(c) With Hitler in the Alps.
(d) With his family in Geneva.

13. Who was Germany's main supplier of iron in 1940?
(a) The U.S.A.
(b) Denmark.
(c) France.
(d) Sweden.

14. Where was the only accessible place in western continental Europe where one could take a plane or boat to the Americas in October 1940?
(a) Dunkirk, France.
(b) Lisbon, Portugal.
(c) Rome, Italy.
(d) Madrid, Spain.

15. What did General von Reichenau command on May 20, 1940?
(a) Germany's 7th army.
(b) Germany's 2nd army.
(c) Germany's 6th army.
(d) Germany's 5th army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Italy march into on October 23, 1940?

2. Who provided Shirer's transmitters for his reports on the war?

3. What did the Germans do in retaliation for the bombing of Berlin?

4. When did Shirer return to Berlin after attending the meeting of the International Broadcasting Union in Lausanne?

5. What was required of the French delegation in order to sign an armistice with Italy?

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