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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. What was the SA?
(a) A secret Bavarian group.
(b) A secret newspaper.
(c) Hitler's group of servants.
(d) A private army of the Nazi party.

2. What kind of relationship did Alois have with Adolf?
(a) None at all.
(b) Caring.
(c) Abusive.
(d) Loving.

3. What party was Alfred Rosenberg the nominal head of for a short time?
(a) The Communist Party.
(b) The Nazi Party.
(c) The Bavarian Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

4. Who was Chancellor Bruning's successor?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Goring.
(c) Rohm.
(d) Von Papen.

5. What happened when Hitler supported a no-confidence vote in the von Papen government?
(a) Nothing.
(b) New elections were called.
(c) Hitler was run out of the country.
(d) von Papen declared revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Adolf began to speak to large crowds, what agreement did he attack?

2. How long did it take Russia to be defeated, as described in the beginning of the book?

3. What was Adolf's mother's name?

4. When did Adolf's family move to Linz?

5. How was the Nazi party able to purchase a newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the small district of Lippe evidence that Hitler was gaining more power among the Germans?

2. Describe the infamous Mefo-bill scheme.

3. How did the new stable currency in Germany affect Hitler's popularity?

4. Why did Hitler feel Goebbels needed to be brought under control in the late 1920s?

5. Where does the name Hitler come from?

6. When Adolf moves to Linz when he is a teenager, what did he dream about becoming?

7. Why was HItler barred from public speaking after his trial?

8. What kinds of speeches did Hitler give early on in his rise to leadership of the Nazis?

9. When Adolf was little, what were his career aspirations?

10. Describe the Nazi party's comeback after the election of February 1932.

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