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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 207-248.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city did Shirer go to after Danzig?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Prague.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

2. What did Hitler demand in a speech on September 12, 1938 according to Part I, pgs. 125-165?
(a) The right to build battleships.
(b) The right to form an air army.
(c) Self-determination for the Studentens.
(d) Half of Poland.

3. Who did Shirer meet in Paris on October 8, 1938?
(a) De Gaulle.
(b) Chamberlin.
(c) Murrow.
(d) Daladier.

4. With whom did William Shirer spend the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?
(a) His children.
(b) His colleagues.
(c) His wife.
(d) Friends.

5. Why were the Shirers happy to leave Germany?
(a) Austria was a neutral country.
(b) Italy had warmer weather.
(c) France had better food.
(d) Spain had better radio transmitters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Until when did Shirer say Hitler would continue the war?

2. Who did Germany take off the air on October 19, 1939?

3. What area did Hitler occupy in March 1936?

4. Where was the Royal Oak battleship when it was sunk by a German U-boat?

5. Who did Hitler meet with in September 1938 to talk about the Czech situation?

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