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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Shirer on May 21, 1940 according to Part II, pgs. 369-409?
(a) London.
(b) Aachen.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Prague.

2. When was Berlin bombed for the first time?
(a) August 26, 1941.
(b) August 28, 1940.
(c) September 26, 1940.
(d) August 26, 1940.

3. What did the government declare Paris to be in June 1940?
(a) A lost cause.
(b) A free zone.
(c) A point of resistance.
(d) An open city.

4. Who removed time bombs according to Shirer in Part II, pgs. 492-552?
(a) French prisoners of war.
(b) Concentration camp prisoners.
(c) Polish prisoners of war.
(d) Common rights prisoners.

5. Against what country did Germany, Japan and Italy sign a military pact against according to Part II, pgs. 532-575?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) The United States.

6. How long did the German plan account for the total destruction of the Royal Air Force (RAF)?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 20 weeks.
(c) 12 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

7. Where was Shirer on September 16, 1940?
(a) In Geneva.
(b) In Paris.
(c) In Prague.
(d) In London.

8. Who arrived in Berlin on November 12, 1940?
(a) Molotov.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Chamberlain.
(d) Shirer.

9. What was the name of the American representative that arrived in Germany in early 1940?
(a) Rich Esterner.
(b) Summer Welles.
(c) Geoge Can.
(d) Joseph Stopistz.

10. Where was Shirer on July 4, 1940?
(a) With his family in Geneva.
(b) In Berlin with Murrow.
(c) In Poland with the 5th Panzer army.
(d) With Hitler in the Alps.

11. What strain did Shirer say began to take a toll on the German people?
(a) Lack of food.
(b) Lack of coal.
(c) Lack of sleep because of the bombing.
(d) Lack of oil.

12. What city did the Germans take on May 26, 1940?
(a) Dunkirk.
(b) Paris.
(c) Calais.
(d) Brest.

13. What did Shirer notice when he visited the Calais front?
(a) The German positions were well-camouflaged.
(b) The British troops sabotaged everything.
(c) The German positions were well-armed.
(d) The Germans had low moral.

14. What shortage did Shirer describe as being worse than ever?
(a) Iron.
(b) Coal.
(c) Food.
(d) Oil.

15. Who did Shirer meet at the hotel after arriving in Paris in June 1940?
(a) Walter Kerr and Demaree Bess.
(b) Ken Brokman.
(c) Murrow.
(d) Elis Swetmann.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Germany justify their entering Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg?

2. When did Shirer return to Berlin after attending the meeting of the International Broadcasting Union in Lausanne?

3. When were the Germans entering Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg?

4. What country does Italy march into on October 23, 1940?

5. What did Shirer see in Berlin on September 18, 1940?

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