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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, pgs. 83-124.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Shirer's first assignment with his new employer in 1937?
(a) France's presidential election.
(b) The Power Conference in Brussels.
(c) Hitler's speech in Munich.
(d) Russia's military purge.

2. When was Shirer offered a position in Berlin?
(a) August 19, 1935.
(b) August 9, 1934.
(c) September 9, 1934.
(d) October 9, 1934.

3. What did Shirer have to do during his first assignment for his new employer in 1937?
(a) Hire a better voice.
(b) Hire other reporters.
(c) Stay at the back of the room.
(d) Take his own photographs.

4. What percentage of the Austrian voters voted to join the Reich on April 10, 1938?
(a) 90%.
(b) 95%.
(c) 99%.
(d) 50%.

5. Who did Shirer start to work for on October 1, 1937?
(a) ABC.
(b) NBC.
(c) NPR.
(d) CBS.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Shirers and Knickerbockers vacation in June 1936?

2. What did Shirer say he had to have approved by the German censors before broadcast in May 1937?

3. Where would Shirer be based with his new employer?

4. Who was the Austrian president in February 1938?

5. What area did Hitler occupy in March 1936?

(see the answer key)

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