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

2. What did Hitler deny after presenting his plan to have Germany self-sufficient in raw materials?
(a) That it was a peace plan.
(b) That it was for the good of the German people.
(c) That it was a war plan.
(d) That he was building long highways.

3. What did Shirer quote to say that Hitler was preparing for war?
(a) Hitler's speeches.
(b) Mein Kampf.
(c) The Nazi Party journals.
(d) The Bible.

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

5. Where would Shirer be based with his new employer?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Prague.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Shirers and Knickerbockers vacation in June 1936?

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

3. Where was Shirer on September 12, 1938?

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

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

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