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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would Shirer be based with his new employer?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Prague.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

2. Who did Shirer meet in Paris on October 8, 1938?
(a) De Gaulle.
(b) Murrow.
(c) Chamberlin.
(d) Daladier.

3. Where did Tess Shirer stay to await the birth of their first child?
(a) The Riviera.
(b) Berlin.
(c) The Alps.
(d) England.

4. Who did Shirer say was refused entry by the secret police?
(a) Daladier.
(b) Kassy Herkel.
(c) Hans Kaltenborn.
(d) John Delerte.

5. When was Shirer in Paris according to Part I?
(a) February 1935.
(b) January 1934.
(c) August 1934.
(d) February 1934.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Shirer say the Poles were still fighting after the surrender of their government?

2. How long ago did Shirer say the last military action took place in Part II, pgs. 248-289?

3. When was Shirer offered a position in Berlin?

4. Who died on February 12, 1939 according to Shirer?

5. Where was Murrow on December 10, 1939?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did war correspondents discuss in August in Berlin according to Part I, pgs. 165-206?

2. In Part I, pgs. 44-83, what did Hitler disregard and what argument was made?

3. What happened on November 7 and 8?

4. Where did Shirer travel on February 12?

5. What happened to a large portion of the Polish population by the end of January?

6. What happened on December 10 and why was this significant?

7. What did Roosevelt ask Congress?

8. What made the German people realize how close the war was?

9. What did Shirer do on January 8, 1940?

10. What happened to the Shirers at the beginning of Part I, pgs. 83-124?

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