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William L. Shirer

Berlin Diary; the Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941 Quiz

William L. Shirer
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Berlin Diary; the Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941 Quiz

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1)

Where did Hitler give his speech after the surrender of the Poles? (from Part II, pgs. 207-248)

Zurich.
Berlin.
Warsaw.
Danzig.
2)

What does Shirer say did not really hinder the Nazis? (from Part II, pgs. 575 - 605)

The war with France.
The year and a half blockade.
The bombings.
The support of the Communists in Germany.
3)

What did Shirer say continued in Germany in Part II, pgs.248-289? (from Part II, pgs. 248-289)

Execution of traitors.
Massing troops on the French border.
The military build-up.
The building of concentration camps.
4)

Where was the Royal Oak battleship when it was sunk by a German U-boat? (from Part II, pgs. 207-248)

The Falkland.
The Atlantic.
The Mediteranean.
Scapa Flow.
5)

What general did Shirer interview on January 8, 1940? (from Part II, pgs. 248-289)

Fritz.
Guderian.
Ernt Udet.
Rommel.
6)

When were the Germans entering Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg? (from Part II, pgs. 331-369)

July 10, 1940.
May 10, 1940.
May 1, 1940.
May 10, 1941.
7)

When was Shirer scheduled to leave Berlin according to Part II, pgs. 575-605? (from Part II, pgs. 575 - 605)

December 6, 1940.
January 5, 1940.
December 5, 1941.
December 5, 1940.
8)

What did Shirer say he did not yet have on December 3, 1940 according to Part II, pgs. 575-605? (from Part II, pgs. 575 - 605)

His train ticket.
His farewell present.
His exit papers.
News from his family.
9)

When did Shirer return to Berlin after attending the meeting of the International Broadcasting Union in Lausanne? (from Part II, pgs. 289-330)

March 29, 1940.
April 29, 1941.
April 9, 1940.
April 29, 1940.
10)

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

19 weeks.
4 months.
2 months.
3 weeks.
11)

When were Hitler's plans for the new order revealed? (from Part II, pgs. 451-492)

August 25, 1940.
July 25, 1941.
July 26, 1940.
July 25, 1940.
12)

When did Shirer say he and other journalists traveled to the front in Belgium and Holland? (from Part II, pgs. 331-369)

May 19, 1940.
May 19, 1941.
May 9, 1940.
June 19, 1940.
13)

Where did Shirer spend Christmas in 1939? (from Part II, pgs. 248-289)

Paris.
Berlin.
Geneva.
London.
14)

What did Shirer say Hitler would not be able to do even if he won the war? (from Part II, pgs. 492 - 552)

Reorganize Europe.
Convince the Russians not to attack him.
Set up an effective food rationing system.
Win over the Russians.
15)

Who did Germany take off the air on October 19, 1939? (from Part II, pgs. 207-248)

ABC.
CBS.
CNN.
NBC and CBS.
16)

Who provided Shirer's transmitters for his reports on the war? (from Part II, pgs. 409-450)

The Germans.
The Polish.
The BBC.
The French.
17)

What strain did Shirer say began to take a toll on the German people? (from Part II, pgs. 492 - 552)

Lack of sleep because of the bombing.
Lack of oil.
Lack of food.
Lack of coal.
18)

When did Italy enter the war against France? (from Part II, pgs. 369-409)

July 10, 1940.
June 12, 1940.
June 10, 1940.
June 10, 1941.
19)

What country does Italy march into on October 23, 1940? (from Part II, pgs. 532 - 575)

Syria.
Greece.
Morocco.
The Levant.
20)

What does Shirer say Hitler did not have? (from Part II, pgs. 575 - 605)

Enemies.
Friends.
Reliable aids.
Support from others.
21)

When were Norway and Denmark invaded? (from Part II, pgs. 289-330)

April 9, 1941.
April 19, 1940.
June 9, 1940.
April 9, 1940.
22)

When did the French government sign an armistice with Germany? (from Part II, pgs. 409-450)

June 21, 1940.
June 21, 1941.
July 21, 1940.
June 2, 1940.
23)

What countries did Tess make plans to leave Germany through? (from Part II, pgs. 331-369)

Russia.
Britain.
Spain and Portugal.
France and Morocco.
24)

Where was Shirer on July 4, 1940? (from Part II, pgs. 409-450)

In Poland with the 5th Panzer army.
In Berlin with Murrow.
With his family in Geneva.
With Hitler in the Alps.
25)

When did Hitler review his troops in Warsaw? (from Part II, pgs. 207-248)

October 5, 1939.
October 6, 1939.
June 5, 1939.
October 5, 1940.
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