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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 Shirer return to Berlin after visiting the western front in Europe?
(a) June 11, 1940.
(b) May 1, 1940.
(c) June 1, 1940.
(d) June 1, 1941.

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

3. When did Shirer say he and other journalists traveled to the front in Belgium and Holland?
(a) May 19, 1941.
(b) May 19, 1940.
(c) May 9, 1940.
(d) June 19, 1940.

4. What did the government declare Paris to be in June 1940?
(a) A lost cause.
(b) A point of resistance.
(c) A free zone.
(d) An open city.

5. What did Shirer see as he arrived at his hotel on May 21, 1940?
(a) French bombers.
(b) German bombers.
(c) British bombers.
(d) Italian bombers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shortage did Shirer describe as being worse than ever?

2. What did the Germans do in retaliation for the bombing of Berlin?

3. Who was Germany's main supplier of iron in 1940?

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

5. What was required of the French delegation in order to sign an armistice with Italy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Shirer feel about the British?

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

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

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

6. What did Shirer wonder about himself?

7. What happened between March 13 and March 17?

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

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

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

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