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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 Shirer on September 12, 1938?
(a) Prague.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) Madrid.

3. What did Shirer say Hitler spoke of to foreign leaders when they visited?
(a) Peace.
(b) Food supply.
(c) Germany's highways.
(d) War.

4. Why were the Dutch and Belgian troops not trying to slow down the German army?
(a) They were poorly commanded.
(b) They were pro-Germany.
(c) They were poorly trained.
(d) They were overwlemed too quickly.

5. When did the Dutch army surrender to the Germans?
(a) May 4, 1940.
(b) May 14, 1941.
(c) May 14, 1939.
(d) May 14, 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Germany's main supplier of iron in 1940?

2. Who died on February 12, 1939 according to Shirer?

3. When did the Germans first bomb Paris?

4. Who was the Austrian president in February 1938?

5. What pact did Hitler use as an excuse to violate a treaty in March 1936?

(see the answer key)

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