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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 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 school.
(c) He was in the army.
(d) He was in a hospital.

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

3. When did Shirer first see Hitler?
(a) September 14, 1935.
(b) September 14, 1934.
(c) August 19, 1934.
(d) September 9, 1934.

4. What did Shirer find out about the American people upon arrival?
(a) They supported Hitler.
(b) They didn't want to know about Europe.
(c) They hated Stalin.
(d) They did not think that war was coming.

5. When did Shirer return to Geneva?
(a) October 5, 1939.
(b) September 5, 1939.
(c) October 9, 1940.
(d) October 9, 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. What law did Roosevelt ask Congress to repeal after Germany's attack on Poland?

2. What did Czechoslovakia refuse to do after the British/Germany meeting in September 1938?

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

4. What did most of the correspondents at the Taverne feel that the French could do in March 1936 according to Shirer?

5. What French prime minister resigned after the demonstration Shirer described in Part I, pgs. 4-44?

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