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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 July 4, 1940?
(a) In Berlin with Murrow.
(b) In Poland with the 5th Panzer army.
(c) With Hitler in the Alps.
(d) With his family in Geneva.

2. When did the Germans start their air attack of England?
(a) Mid September.
(b) Mid August.
(c) Mid June.
(d) Mid October.

3. When did Shirer return to Berlin after attending the meeting of the International Broadcasting Union in Lausanne?
(a) March 29, 1940.
(b) April 29, 1940.
(c) April 29, 1941.
(d) April 9, 1940.

4. When did Tess and Eileen depart Geneva?
(a) October 23, 1941.
(b) October 24, 1940.
(c) September 23, 1940.
(d) October 23, 1940.

5. When did the Germans first bomb Paris?
(a) June 3, 1941.
(b) June 1, 1940.
(c) August 1, 1940.
(d) June 3, 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shirer say the Berliners knew about Nazi propaganda after the first bomb drop on Berlin?

2. Against what country did Germany, Japan and Italy sign a military pact against according to Part II, pgs. 532-575?

3. What did Shirer say the Germans attempted on September 16, 1940?

4. What country does Italy march into on October 23, 1940?

5. Where was General von Reichenau's command headquarters on May 20, 1940?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Shirer in Lausanne on April 23 and when did he return to Berlin?

2. What did Shirer believe about Nazi propaganda according to Part II, pgs. 492-552?

3. What did the Germans begin in mid-August?

4. What countries did Germany invade on May 10 and how did Germans justify the invasion?

5. What did the Germans announce that they did not accept responsibility for?

6. What did Shirer notice when he traveled to the front on May 19?

7. What did Shirer wonder about himself?

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

9. What ceremony did Shirer cover on June 21?

10. What happened to the public schools in Berlin as of February according to Part II, pgs. 289-330?

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