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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 492 - 552.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who provided Shirer's transmitters for his reports on the war?
(a) The French.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Polish.
(d) The BBC.

2. Where was General von Reichenau's command headquarters on May 20, 1940?
(a) In an underground bunker.
(b) In an air field.
(c) In a country chateau.
(d) In a tank.

3. What did Shirer say he asked himself at the end of September 1940?
(a) If he should enroll in the U.S army.
(b) Why he became a journalist.
(c) Why he was staying in Berlin.
(d) If he should ask for German citizenship.

4. Where did Shirer want Tess and Eileen to go following Germany's move against the Benelux countries?
(a) To Switzerland.
(b) To France.
(c) To America.
(d) To Spain.

5. Where were the Italians fighting on September 1940?
(a) Syria.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Greece.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strain did Shirer say began to take a toll on the German people?

2. When did Hitler review his troops in Warsaw?

3. What law did Roosevelt ask Congress to repeal after Germany's attack on Poland?

4. When did the French government sign an armistice with Germany?

5. Where did Shirer return on December 1, 1939?

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