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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Shirer think his usefulness as a journalist in Berlin was over?
(a) Because he could not transmit.
(b) Because of the censorship.
(c) Because there was nothing to report.
(d) Because he could not find the truth.

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

3. What responsibility did Germany refuse after the conquest of the territories made in 1939-1940?
(a) The protection of the civilians against looters.
(b) The moving of the Jews to Germany.
(c) Feeding the people in the occupied territories.
(d) The moving of the refugees.

4. What was required of the French delegation in order to sign an armistice with Italy?
(a) Travel to Nice.
(b) Give away their Navy.
(c) Fly to Italy.
(d) Speak only Italian.

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

6. When did Shirer return to Berlin after the armistice signature between France and Germany?
(a) July 27, 1940.
(b) June 27, 1940.
(c) June 27, 1941.
(d) June 28, 1940.

7. Who signed a peace agreement on March 13, 1949?
(a) France and Russia.
(b) England and Germany.
(c) France and Italy.
(d) Russia and Finland.

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

9. When did the Dutch army surrender to the Germans?
(a) May 14, 1940.
(b) May 14, 1939.
(c) May 14, 1941.
(d) May 4, 1940.

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

11. When was Geneva bombed according to Shirer?
(a) June 12, 1941.
(b) June 12, 1940.
(c) June 10, 1940.
(d) May 12, 1940.

12. What did Shirer see as he arrived at his hotel on May 21, 1940?
(a) German bombers.
(b) Italian bombers.
(c) British bombers.
(d) French bombers.

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

14. How many Parisians fled Paris in June 1940?
(a) 3 out of 8 million.
(b) 3 out of 5 million.
(c) 4 out of 5 million.
(d) 1 out of 5 million.

15. When were Hitler's plans for the new order revealed?
(a) July 25, 1941.
(b) July 26, 1940.
(c) August 25, 1940.
(d) July 25, 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shirer say Germany could not survive?

2. Why didn't Shirer want Tess to leave through Paris?

3. Where did Shirer want Tess and Eileen to go following Germany's move against the Benelux countries?

4. When were Tess and Eileen supposed to leave for the Americas according to Part II, pgs. 532-575?

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

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