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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Germany in the 1930s, which of the following statements was false?
(a) Wittlich became a garrison town, which brought the town prosperity, and ended unemployment.
(b) If someone was Jewish, a gypsy, gay or a political opponent of the Nazis, 1930s Germany was not a place of promise.
(c) Hitler's obsession with the Jews lasted until his final breath.
(d) If someone was Jewish, a gypsy, gay or a political opponent of the Nazis, 1930's Germany seemed like a place of promise.

2. For Alfons, the Hitler Youth rallies of the summer were a nice break from what activity?
(a) Studying.
(b) Working in a local store.
(c) Working on his grandmother's farm.
(d) Training for the army.

3. What did Alfons believe was his first and most important duty?
(a) Total submission to Hitler's rule and Germany's welfare.
(b) To submit to the authority of his teacher, Herr Becker.
(c) Total submission to the Jewish leaders in Wittlich.
(d) To respect his grandmother and help her on the farm.

4. How did Hitler perceive the Hitler Youth?
(a) He didn't think he would need them eventually.
(b) He believed they should be treated as children, and not be expected to train for war.
(c) He felt they were a nuisance.
(d) He praised them and believed that one day they would rule the world.

5. Where was the entire 6th Army decimated?
(a) Stalingrad.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Wittlich.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Unlike Hitler, the German people were not eager to go to war for what reason?

2. Which of the following statements about the perception of women in Germany during World War II is false?

3. Despite their September 3rd declaration, the Germans believed what about the French and the British?

4. How did the small towns usually respond to the air raid sirens?

5. When the concentration camps first began, what was their purpose?

(see the answer key)

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