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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When were the Germans entering Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg?
(a) May 10, 1940.
(b) May 10, 1941.
(c) July 10, 1940.
(d) May 1, 1940.

4. When did Shirer return to Berlin after attending the meeting of the International Broadcasting Union in Lausanne?
(a) April 29, 1941.
(b) April 29, 1940.
(c) March 29, 1940.
(d) April 9, 1940.

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

6. What prevented many German public schools from opening according to Shirer?
(a) The arrest of Jewish teachers.
(b) Lack of oil.
(c) Lack of coal.
(d) The draft.

7. What illness did Shirer catch in Part II, pgs. 289-330?
(a) Small pox.
(b) A common cold.
(c) The flu.
(d) Gangrene.

8. When did Shirer return to Berlin?
(a) February 23, 1940.
(b) February 2, 1940.
(c) February 23, 1941.
(d) January 23, 1940.

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

10. Why were the Dutch and Belgian troops not trying to slow down the German army?
(a) They were pro-Germany.
(b) They were poorly commanded.
(c) They were poorly trained.
(d) They were overwlemed too quickly.

11. What did Shirer think Hitler's reason was for signing that military pact?
(a) He wanted Italy on his side.
(b) He could not easily win against England.
(c) He wanted to attack Russia.
(d) He wanted Japan's access to oil.

12. What did the Germans hope the Americans would do in the territories occupied in 1939-1940?
(a) Supply food.
(b) Supply lodging.
(c) Supply money.
(d) Supply oil.

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

14. Who was elected President of the United States on November 6, 1940?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Hoover.
(d) Carter.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Shirer amazed with when he reached Paris in Part II, pgs. 409-450?

3. What were the prisoners promised for removing the time bombs dropped by the British?

4. What cities did journalists think Hitler would bomb at the end of May 1940?

5. Who signed a peace agreement on March 13, 1949?

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