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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Until when did Shirer say Hitler would continue the war?
(a) France apologized.
(b) As long as France and England continued the war.
(c) Russia was defeated.
(d) Germany was given a seat at the society of nations.

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

3. Why were the Shirers happy to leave Germany?
(a) Italy had warmer weather.
(b) France had better food.
(c) Spain had better radio transmitters.
(d) Austria was a neutral country.

4. How much of the German population supported Hitler breaking the treaty in March 1936?
(a) 75%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 99%.
(d) 95%.

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

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

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

8. How did Shirer describe the life in Berlin one week after the start of the war in Part II?
(a) Normal.
(b) Slow.
(c) In hiding.
(d) Fearful.

9. Who was the Austrian president in February 1938?
(a) Miklas.
(b) Kurt Waldheim.
(c) Heinz Fischer.
(d) Johann Schobe.

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

11. What pact did Hitler use as an excuse to violate a treaty in March 1936?
(a) The Anglo-Polish pact.
(b) The Franco-Soviet pact.
(c) The Anglo-French pact.
(d) The Franco-Russian pact.

12. Who did Shirer say was refused entry by the secret police?
(a) Kassy Herkel.
(b) Daladier.
(c) Hans Kaltenborn.
(d) John Delerte.

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

14. Who did the German propaganda say threatened the Reich in August 1939?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Poland.
(d) Russia.

15. What percentage of the Austrian voters voted to join the Reich on April 10, 1938?
(a) 95%.
(b) 99%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 50%.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the rationing of food in Germany start?

2. When did Tess Shirer return to Germany according to Part I, pgs. 83-124?

3. What happened at the demonstration Shirer covered at the Place de la Concorde?

4. What did Shirer cover on February 1936 according to Part I, pgs. 44-83?

5. Why did Shirer stay in Czechoslovakia after Hitler's demands?

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