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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. What countries did Tess make plans to leave Germany through?
(a) France and Morocco.
(b) Russia.
(c) Spain and Portugal.
(d) Britain.

2. How long did the German plan account for the total destruction of the Royal Air Force (RAF)?
(a) 12 weeks.
(b) 20 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

3. Who signed a peace agreement on March 13, 1949?
(a) Russia and Finland.
(b) France and Italy.
(c) France and Russia.
(d) England and Germany.

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

5. What did Shirer see in Berlin on September 18, 1940?
(a) British prisoners of war.
(b) Hospital trains unloading the wounded.
(c) Transfer of Jews to concentration camps.
(d) Civilians wounded.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the only accessible place in western continental Europe where one could take a plane or boat to the Americas in October 1940?

2. Who removed time bombs according to Shirer in Part II, pgs. 492-552?

3. What did Shirer notice when visiting the front on May 20, 1940?

4. Where did Shirer return after the armistice signature between France and Germany?

5. What right did the broadcaster have regarding censorship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Shirer wonder about himself?

2. What happened to the dismay of the Germans on November 6?

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

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

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

6. Who signed the military pact on September 27 according to Part II, pgs. 532-575 and what did Shirer feel about Hitler's ability?

7. Why did Hitler refuse to allow the publication of casualty lists according to Shirer?

8. What did a speech given by Roosevelt on June 11 promise?

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

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

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