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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 offered a position in Berlin?
(a) August 9, 1934.
(b) August 19, 1935.
(c) October 9, 1934.
(d) September 9, 1934.

2. When did Shirer first see Hitler?
(a) September 14, 1934.
(b) August 19, 1934.
(c) September 14, 1935.
(d) September 9, 1934.

3. Who was the Austrian president in February 1938?
(a) Kurt Waldheim.
(b) Heinz Fischer.
(c) Miklas.
(d) Johann Schobe.

4. What did Hitler deny after presenting his plan to have Germany self-sufficient in raw materials?
(a) That it was for the good of the German people.
(b) That it was a war plan.
(c) That he was building long highways.
(d) That it was a peace plan.

5. What did the Czech government reply to Hitler's demands?
(a) They would appoint a Nazi prime minister.
(b) They would give him what he wanted.
(c) They would fight if invaded.
(d) They would grant the Nazi party Parliament representation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Shirer say Hitler met with in February 1938?

2. When did the Graf Spee sink?

3. With whom did William Shirer spend the year prior to the start of Part I, pgs. 4-44?

4. When did Shirer arrive in Danzig?

5. What did Shirer quote to say that Hitler was preparing for war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened on November 7 and 8?

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

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

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

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

6. What did Shirer inform the Germans of?

7. What pact was announced in November and what did it call for?

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

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

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

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