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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 451-492.

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

2. What area did Hitler occupy in March 1936?
(a) Austria.
(b) Saar.
(c) France.
(d) Rhineland.

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

4. When were Hitler's plans for the new order revealed?
(a) July 26, 1940.
(b) July 25, 1940.
(c) July 25, 1941.
(d) August 25, 1940.

5. Where did Shirer return on December 1, 1939?
(a) Prague.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Geneva.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Geneva bombed according to Shirer?

2. When did the German press announce that the troops were ready to attack Britain according to Part II, pgs. 451-492?

3. What was Shirer's first assignment with his new employer in 1937?

4. What was Shirer amazed with when he reached Paris in Part II, pgs. 409-450?

5. What was required of the French delegation in order to sign an armistice with Italy?

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