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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. When was Shirer in Paris according to Part I?
(a) January 1934.
(b) February 1935.
(c) August 1934.
(d) February 1934.

2. What information did Shirer say was forbidden to broadcast in March 11-12, 1938?
(a) Hitler opened the first concentration port.
(b) The Nazis were in power in Austria.
(c) The Nazis opened fire on a peaceful protest.
(d) The Hindenburg burst into flames.

3. Where would Shirer be based with his new employer?
(a) Vienna.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Prague.

4. What treaty did Hitler disregard in March 1936?
(a) Rhur Treaty.
(b) Saar Treaty.
(c) Locarno Treaty.
(d) VersailleTreaty.

5. Where was Shirer on September 12, 1938?
(a) Prague.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Shirer in the start of Part I pg.165-206?

2. What pact did Hitler use as an excuse to violate a treaty in March 1936?

3. When did the Italians enter Albania according to Shirer?

4. Where did Tess Shirer leave for in September 1938?

5. Where was Shirer on December 10, 1939?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Shirer note about the party rally on September 14?

2. What was announced at a press conference on March 16 and what did people wonder?

3. What did the author spend a year doing at the start of the Berlin Diary, Part I, pgs. 4-44?

4. What did Hitler say in his speech on September 17 according to Part II, pgs. 207-248?

5. Why did Shirer have to hire other reporters?

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

7. What happened on November 7 and 8?

8. What did Roosevelt ask Congress?

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

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

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