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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was named head of the government after the demonstration Shirer described in Part I?
(a) Doumergue.
(b) De Gaulle.
(c) Chamberlin.
(d) Daladier.

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

4. Where was Shirer on September 12, 1938?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) Prague.

5. Who voted to join the Reich on January 14, 1935?
(a) The Saar.
(b) Hessen.
(c) Beyern.
(d) The Rhienland.

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

7. When did Tess Shirer return to Germany according to Part I, pgs. 83-124?
(a) September 1937.
(b) October 1937.
(c) October 1938.
(d) September 1938.

8. What did Czechoslovakia refuse to do after the British/Germany meeting in September 1938?
(a) Give Hitler the Sudentland.
(b) Go to war with Germany.
(c) Hold a plebiscite for the Sudentland.
(d) Sign a pact with England.

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

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

11. Who does Shirer say came to him for help in going to England or America?
(a) Women.
(b) Homosexuals.
(c) Jews.
(d) Communists.

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

13. What French prime minister resigned after the demonstration Shirer described in Part I, pgs. 4-44?
(a) Chamberlain.
(b) Daladier.
(c) De Gaulle.
(d) Doumergue.

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

15. What did Shirer say he had to have approved by the German censors before broadcast in May 1937?
(a) His Hindenburg crash coverage.
(b) His concentration camp coverage.
(c) His coverage of worker's day.
(d) Hitler's speech coverage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long ago did Shirer say the last military action took place in Part II, pgs. 248-289?

3. Where was the Royal Oak battleship when it was sunk by a German U-boat?

4. Who offered to mediate peace talks between Germany, France and England?

5. Where did Shirer spend Christmas in 1939?

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