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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 248-289.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Shirer have to do during his first assignment for his new employer in 1937?
(a) Hire a better voice.
(b) Take his own photographs.
(c) Hire other reporters.
(d) Stay at the back of the room.

2. Where did Hitler give his speech after the surrender of the Poles?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Danzig.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Zurich.

3. Who did Shirer say met in London on July 14?
(a) Murrow and the European staff.
(b) Daladier.
(c) His wife.
(d) His parents.

4. Who did Murrow make arrangements with to procure radio transmitters in December 1939?
(a) The BBC.
(b) NBC.
(c) The German army.
(d) The French army.

5. Where was Danzig in 1939?
(a) Austria.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Poland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Shirer in Paris according to Part I?

3. How did William Shirer go to America in June 1939?

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

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

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