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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 369-409.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tess Shirer stay to await the birth of their first child?
(a) The Alps.
(b) The Riviera.
(c) England.
(d) Berlin.

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

3. What did Shirer say continued in Germany in Part II, pgs.248-289?
(a) The building of concentration camps.
(b) Execution of traitors.
(c) Massing troops on the French border.
(d) The military build-up.

4. Who did Hitler meet with in September 1938 to talk about the Czech situation?
(a) De Gaulle.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Miklas.

5. When did Shirer return to Berlin after attending the meeting of the International Broadcasting Union in Lausanne?
(a) April 9, 1940.
(b) April 29, 1940.
(c) April 29, 1941.
(d) March 29, 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was named head of the government after the demonstration Shirer described in Part I?

2. When was Shirer offered a position in Berlin?

3. What city did Shirer say was under siege by Goering Luftwaffe?

4. What did Shirer notice when visiting the front on May 20, 1940?

5. What did Hitler demand of England in order to talk peace?

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