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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. How did Shirer describe the life in Berlin one week after the start of the war in Part II?
(a) In hiding.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Slow.
(d) Normal.

2. Who was the Austrian president in February 1938?
(a) Kurt Waldheim.
(b) Johann Schobe.
(c) Heinz Fischer.
(d) Miklas.

3. What area did Hitler occupy in March 1936?
(a) Rhineland.
(b) Saar.
(c) France.
(d) Austria.

4. Who did Germany take off the air on October 19, 1939?
(a) CNN.
(b) CBS.
(c) NBC and CBS.
(d) ABC.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What treaty did Hitler disregard in March 1936?

3. Where did William Shirer spend the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?

4. Who voted to join the Reich on January 14, 1935?

5. How much of the German population supported Hitler breaking the treaty in March 1936?

(see the answer key)

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