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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. Where was Danzig in 1939?
(a) Austria.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Poland.

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

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

5. What did Shirer find out about the American people upon arrival?
(a) They hated Stalin.
(b) They didn't want to know about Europe.
(c) They did not think that war was coming.
(d) They supported Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shirer say continued in Germany in Part II, pgs.248-289?

2. Where was Murrow on December 10, 1939?

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

4. What did Shirer have to do during his first assignment for his new employer in 1937?

5. Until when did Shirer say Hitler would continue the war?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to a large portion of the Polish population by the end of January?

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

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

5. What did Shirer say about going to Berlin?

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

7. What did the Czechoslovakian government claim in Part I, pgs. 125-165 and what did Shirer do?

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

9. What broadcast did Shirer do in May 1937?

10. What happened on November 7 and 8?

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