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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 331-369.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Hitler attack at the start of Part II?
(a) Austria.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Poland.

3. When did the rationing of food in Germany start?
(a) Start of August 1939.
(b) End of August 1939.
(c) End of August 1940.
(d) End of June 1939.

4. What pact did Hitler use as an excuse to violate a treaty in March 1936?
(a) The Franco-Soviet pact.
(b) The Franco-Russian pact.
(c) The Anglo-Polish pact.
(d) The Anglo-French pact.

5. What did the Russians do on December 1, 1939?
(a) Attacked China.
(b) Attacked Denmark.
(c) Invaded Finland.
(d) Attacked Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Shirer say was refused entry by the secret police?

2. Where was Danzig in 1939?

3. How much of the German population supported Hitler breaking the treaty in March 1936?

4. Who did Shirer meet in Paris on October 8, 1938?

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

(see the answer key)

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