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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Italians enter Albania according to Shirer?
(a) April 7, 1940.
(b) April 17, 1939.
(c) April 7, 1939.
(d) March 7, 1939.

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

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

4. Who did Shirer say Hitler met with in February 1938?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Schuschnigg.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Chamberlin.

5. What concerned country was not included in the talks about the Czech situation?
(a) The United States.
(b) Japan.
(c) Austria.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

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

7. What did the Russians do on December 1, 1939?
(a) Attacked Denmark.
(b) Attacked China.
(c) Invaded Finland.
(d) Attacked Germany.

8. What did Shirer quote to say that Hitler was preparing for war?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Mein Kampf.
(c) Hitler's speeches.
(d) The Nazi Party journals.

9. When did Shirer return to Geneva?
(a) September 5, 1939.
(b) October 5, 1939.
(c) October 9, 1940.
(d) October 9, 1939.

10. What did William Shirer do during the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?
(a) He was on sabbatical.
(b) He was in school.
(c) He was in the army.
(d) He was in a hospital.

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

12. Why did Shirer stay in Czechoslovakia after Hitler's demands?
(a) To attend a Communist conference.
(b) To visit.
(c) To see if there would be a war.
(d) For the food.

13. What did Hitler demand in a speech on September 12, 1938 according to Part I, pgs. 125-165?
(a) Self-determination for the Studentens.
(b) Half of Poland.
(c) The right to form an air army.
(d) The right to build battleships.

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

15. Where did Shirer meet Murrow on January 18, 1940?
(a) Rotterdam.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Shirer say the Poles were still fighting after the surrender of their government?

2. Who did Hitler meet with in September 1938 to talk about the Czech situation?

3. What pact did Hitler use as an excuse to violate a treaty in March 1936?

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

5. Where did the Nazis fight the Heimsehr?

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