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

2. What did William Shirer do during the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?
(a) He was on sabbatical.
(b) He was in the army.
(c) He was in a hospital.
(d) He was in school.

3. What information did Shirer say was forbidden to broadcast in March 11-12, 1938?
(a) Hitler opened the first concentration port.
(b) The Nazis opened fire on a peaceful protest.
(c) The Hindenburg burst into flames.
(d) The Nazis were in power in Austria.

4. Who was named head of the government after the demonstration Shirer described in Part I?
(a) Doumergue.
(b) De Gaulle.
(c) Chamberlin.
(d) Daladier.

5. Where did the Nazis fight the Heimsehr?
(a) In France.
(b) In Britain.
(c) In Austria.
(d) In Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Shirers happy to leave Germany?

2. What did Shirer say Hitler spoke of to foreign leaders when they visited?

3. What treaty did Hitler disregard in March 1936?

4. Where did Tess Shirer stay to await the birth of their first child?

5. What did Shirer have to do during his first assignment for his new employer in 1937?

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