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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 did Shirer want Tess and Eileen to go following Germany's move against the Benelux countries?
(a) To Spain.
(b) To America.
(c) To France.
(d) To Switzerland.

2. Where was General von Reichenau's command headquarters on May 20, 1940?
(a) In an underground bunker.
(b) In an air field.
(c) In a country chateau.
(d) In a tank.

3. When did the Germans start bombing the Stromness and Kinkwall bases?
(a) March 17, 1940.
(b) March 17, 1941.
(c) June 17, 1940.
(d) March 18, 1940.

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

5. Where was Shirer on September 16, 1940?
(a) In Geneva.
(b) In London.
(c) In Paris.
(d) In Prague.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Hitler's plans for the new order revealed?

2. What did Shirer notice when he visited the Calais front?

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

4. What strain did Shirer say began to take a toll on the German people?

5. Where did the signing of the armistice between France and Germany take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Shirer wonder about himself?

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

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

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

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

7. What did Shirer feel about the British?

8. What happened between March 13 and March 17?

9. How much of the Parisian population had fled in Part II, pgs. 409-450 when Shirer arrived in Paris?

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

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