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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Shirer in the start of Part I pg.165-206?
(a) Paris.
(b) Prague.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Geneva.

3. Who did Germany take off the air on October 19, 1939?
(a) ABC.
(b) CNN.
(c) CBS.
(d) NBC and CBS.

4. With whom did William Shirer spend the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?
(a) Friends.
(b) His wife.
(c) His children.
(d) His colleagues.

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

6. Where did Shirer spend Christmas in 1939?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Geneva.

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

8. Where did Shirer return on December 1, 1939?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Prague.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Geneva.

9. Where did the Shirers and Knickerbockers vacation in June 1936?
(a) Austria.
(b) France.
(c) Yugoslavia.
(d) Germany.

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

11. When did Hitler review his troops in Warsaw?
(a) October 5, 1939.
(b) June 5, 1939.
(c) October 5, 1940.
(d) October 6, 1939.

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

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

14. 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 for the good of the German people.
(d) That it was a peace plan.

15. Over what nation did Mussolini triumph in May 1936?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Syria.
(c) Algeria.
(d) Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What percentage of the Austrian voters voted to join the Reich on April 10, 1938?

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

5. Who voted to join the Reich on January 14, 1935?

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