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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. Who died on February 12, 1939 according to Shirer?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) Daladier.
(d) Hilter.

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

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

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

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

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

13. When was Shirer in Paris according to Part I?
(a) February 1935.
(b) February 1934.
(c) August 1934.
(d) January 1934.

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

15. What general did Shirer interview on January 8, 1940?
(a) Guderian.
(b) Ernt Udet.
(c) Fritz.
(d) Rommel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Shirer arrive in Danzig?

2. Over what nation did Mussolini triumph in May 1936?

3. What was Shirer's first assignment with his new employer in 1937?

4. Who did the German propaganda say threatened the Reich in August 1939?

5. What was stationed at Kiel and Hamburg?

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