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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Shirer learn after arriving in Paris in June 1940?
(a) France refused to surrender.
(b) Most of his friends had left the city.
(c) Most of his friends were still in Paris.
(d) Germany offered peace to France.

2. When did the French government sign an armistice with Germany?
(a) June 21, 1940.
(b) June 2, 1940.
(c) June 21, 1941.
(d) July 21, 1940.

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

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

5. When did Shirer return to Berlin after visiting the western front in Europe?
(a) June 1, 1941.
(b) May 1, 1940.
(c) June 1, 1940.
(d) June 11, 1940.

6. What did Shirer say Germany could not survive?
(a) The economic war.
(b) The war on terror.
(c) The military war.
(d) The propaganda war.

7. What cities did journalists think Hitler would bomb at the end of May 1940?
(a) Madrid and Geneva.
(b) Paris and Bordeaux.
(c) Lisieux and Dunkirk.
(d) Paris and London.

8. What country does Italy march into on October 23, 1940?
(a) The Levant.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Greece.
(d) Syria.

9. What did Shirer notice when visiting the front on May 20, 1940?
(a) They were abandoning their equipment.
(b) There were no Allied airplanes to direct the firing.
(c) They were surrendering.
(d) They were not fighting.

10. When were Norway and Denmark invaded?
(a) April 19, 1940.
(b) April 9, 1941.
(c) April 9, 1940.
(d) June 9, 1940.

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

12. When did the Germans first bomb Paris?
(a) June 3, 1940.
(b) August 1, 1940.
(c) June 3, 1941.
(d) June 1, 1940.

13. What were the prisoners promised for removing the time bombs dropped by the British?
(a) Release.
(b) Better accommodations.
(c) A quick death.
(d) Better food.

14. When did Shirer say a victory parade was held in Berlin after the victory against the France?
(a) August 15, 1940.
(b) July 18, 1941.
(c) July 19, 1940.
(d) July 18, 1940.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Tess and Eileen depart Geneva?

2. What did Hitler demand of England in order to talk peace?

3. When was Geneva bombed according to Shirer?

4. How long did the German plan account for the total destruction of the Royal Air Force (RAF)?

5. What illness did Shirer catch in Part II, pgs. 289-330?

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