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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Shirer on December 10, 1939?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Rome.

2. Until when did Shirer say Hitler would continue the war?
(a) France apologized.
(b) Germany was given a seat at the society of nations.
(c) As long as France and England continued the war.
(d) Russia was defeated.

3. With whom did William Shirer spend the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?
(a) His wife.
(b) Friends.
(c) His colleagues.
(d) His children.

4. How did William Shirer go to America in June 1939?
(a) By zepplin.
(b) By plane.
(c) By train.
(d) By boat.

5. When did the Russian Army invade Poland?
(a) June 17, 1939.
(b) September 17, 1939.
(c) September 7, 1939.
(d) September 17, 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hitler deny after presenting his plan to have Germany self-sufficient in raw materials?

2. Where did Tess Shirer stay to await the birth of their first child?

3. Who died on February 12, 1939 according to Shirer?

4. Where did Shirer drive to on September 18, 1939?

5. How did Shirer describe the life in Berlin one week after the start of the war in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the Shirers at the beginning of Part I, pgs. 83-124?

2. In Part I, pgs. 44-83, what did Hitler disregard and what argument was made?

3. What happened on September 1, 1939?

4. Where did Shirer travel on February 12?

5. What did Shirer inform the Germans of?

6. What did Shirer work on while Tess and Eileen were in America?

7. What happened on December 10 and why was this significant?

8. What made the German people realize how close the war was?

9. What were Americans in Berlin advised of at the end of August?

10. Why couldn't Shirer work in Austria and what did Tess do?

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