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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 did the French government sign an armistice with Germany?
(a) June 2, 1940.
(b) June 21, 1940.
(c) June 21, 1941.
(d) July 21, 1940.

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

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

4. Where was Shirer on May 21, 1940 according to Part II, pgs. 369-409?
(a) London.
(b) Aachen.
(c) Prague.
(d) Berlin.

5. What did Shirer say he asked himself at the end of September 1940?
(a) Why he became a journalist.
(b) Why he was staying in Berlin.
(c) If he should ask for German citizenship.
(d) If he should enroll in the U.S army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness did Shirer catch in Part II, pgs. 289-330?

2. What did Shirer notice about the Dutch and Belgium retreat?

3. When did the Germans start their air attack of England?

4. Where did Shirer say he and other journalists were flown to on August 4, 1940?

5. Where did Hitler and Mussolini meet on October 4, 1940?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the German troops do on May 1?

2. What did Shirer conclude about the French and what did many feel?

3. What did the German press report on July 15 according to Part II, pgs. 451-492?

4. What did newspaper headlines in Germany on May 9 announce and what did Shirer believe according to Part II, pgs. 331-369?

5. Who did Shirer interview in Part II, pgs. 369-409 and what did Shirer notice?

6. Which of Hitler's plans were revealed on July 25?

7. What did Shirer feel about the British?

8. Why was the rest of Hitler's massive air assault never fully implemented?

9. What marked the end of the Reich's second phase?

10. What happened to all of Shirer's broadcasts?

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