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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 did Shirer cover on February 1936 according to Part I, pgs. 44-83?
(a) Hitler's oath of office.
(b) The 3rd communist party congress.
(c) The Summer Olympics.
(d) The Winter Olympics.

2. When did the Italians enter Albania according to Shirer?
(a) April 17, 1939.
(b) April 7, 1940.
(c) April 7, 1939.
(d) March 7, 1939.

3. When did the rationing of food in Germany start?
(a) End of June 1939.
(b) End of August 1940.
(c) Start of August 1939.
(d) End of August 1939.

4. Where did Shirer say the Poles were still fighting after the surrender of their government?
(a) Plock.
(b) Kalisz.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Danzig.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What area did Hitler occupy in March 1936?

3. When did Shirer return to Geneva?

4. How did Shirer describe the life in Berlin one week after the start of the war in Part II?

5. Who was the Austrian president in February 1938?

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