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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Shirer arrive in Danzig?
(a) August 11, 1939.
(b) August 11, 1940.
(c) August 1, 1939.
(d) June 11, 1939.

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

4. Who did Shirer meet in Paris on October 8, 1938?
(a) De Gaulle.
(b) Murrow.
(c) Chamberlin.
(d) Daladier.

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

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

7. When was Shirer in Paris according to Part I?
(a) February 1934.
(b) January 1934.
(c) August 1934.
(d) February 1935.

8. What treaty did Hitler disregard in March 1936?
(a) Rhur Treaty.
(b) VersailleTreaty.
(c) Saar Treaty.
(d) Locarno Treaty.

9. Who died on February 12, 1939 according to Shirer?
(a) Hilter.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Daladier.

10. What law did Roosevelt ask Congress to repeal after Germany's attack on Poland?
(a) The Germany law.
(b) The neutrality law.
(c) The friend of France law.
(d) The anti-British law.

11. Who returned to Berlin in August 1939?
(a) Shirer.
(b) Murrow and other correspondents.
(c) Shirer's wife.
(d) Hitler.

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

13. What was Shirer's daughter's name?
(a) Jodie.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Synthia.
(d) Eileen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Shirer drive to on September 18, 1939?

2. Where did Shirer return on December 1, 1939?

3. What did the Russians do on December 1, 1939?

4. Who was the Austrian president in February 1938?

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

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