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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Hitler give his speech after the surrender of the Poles?
(a) Danzig.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Zurich.

4. What did Shirer cover on February 1936 according to Part I, pgs. 44-83?
(a) The Summer Olympics.
(b) Hitler's oath of office.
(c) The 3rd communist party congress.
(d) The Winter Olympics.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Who did the German propaganda say threatened the Reich in August 1939?
(a) Poland.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

13. Where did Shirer say the Poles were still fighting after the surrender of their government?
(a) Kalisz.
(b) Plock.
(c) Danzig.
(d) Warsaw.

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

15. When did Shirer first see Hitler?
(a) September 14, 1934.
(b) September 14, 1935.
(c) September 9, 1934.
(d) August 19, 1934.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened at the demonstration Shirer covered at the Place de la Concorde?

3. What area did Hitler occupy in March 1936?

4. When did the Graf Spee sink?

5. What did Czechoslovakia refuse to do after the British/Germany meeting in September 1938?

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