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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Hitler attack at the start of Part II?
(a) Austria.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) England.

2. Where was Shirer on December 10, 1939?
(a) Rome.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

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

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

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

6. When was Shirer offered a position in Berlin?
(a) August 9, 1934.
(b) August 19, 1935.
(c) October 9, 1934.
(d) September 9, 1934.

7. Who did Shirer start to work for on October 1, 1937?
(a) NPR.
(b) NBC.
(c) CBS.
(d) ABC.

8. Where did the France/Germany/England meeting of September 1938 take place?
(a) Prague.
(b) Godosberg.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

9. What information did Shirer say was forbidden to broadcast in March 11-12, 1938?
(a) The Nazis were in power in Austria.
(b) Hitler opened the first concentration port.
(c) The Nazis opened fire on a peaceful protest.
(d) The Hindenburg burst into flames.

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

11. How long ago did Shirer say the last military action took place in Part II, pgs. 248-289?
(a) 19 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 4 months.

12. When did the rationing of food in Germany start?
(a) End of August 1940.
(b) Start of August 1939.
(c) End of August 1939.
(d) End of June 1939.

13. Where was the Royal Oak battleship when it was sunk by a German U-boat?
(a) The Falkland.
(b) The Mediteranean.
(c) Scapa Flow.
(d) The Atlantic.

14. What was Shirer's first assignment with his new employer in 1937?
(a) Russia's military purge.
(b) Hitler's speech in Munich.
(c) France's presidential election.
(d) The Power Conference in Brussels.

15. What did Shirer have to do during his first assignment for his new employer in 1937?
(a) Hire other reporters.
(b) Take his own photographs.
(c) Stay at the back of the room.
(d) Hire a better voice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did William Shirer do during the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?

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

4. When did the Russian Army invade Poland?

5. Who does Shirer say came to him for help in going to England or America?

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