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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pgs. 575 - 605.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Tess and Eileen depart Geneva?
(a) September 23, 1940.
(b) October 23, 1941.
(c) October 24, 1940.
(d) October 23, 1940.

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

3. What did the Czech government reply to Hitler's demands?
(a) They would give him what he wanted.
(b) They would appoint a Nazi prime minister.
(c) They would grant the Nazi party Parliament representation.
(d) They would fight if invaded.

4. What did Shirer notice when visiting the front on May 20, 1940?
(a) They were surrendering.
(b) They were not fighting.
(c) There were no Allied airplanes to direct the firing.
(d) They were abandoning their equipment.

5. What did Shirer notice when he visited the Calais front?
(a) The German positions were well-armed.
(b) The German positions were well-camouflaged.
(c) The British troops sabotaged everything.
(d) The Germans had low moral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Shirer say Hitler met with in February 1938?

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

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

4. Where did Shirer say the Germans were amassing troops on February 1940?

5. What did Shirer say he had to have approved by the German censors before broadcast in May 1937?

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