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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If Roman were to have disobeyed Alfons's orders, how would Alfons have responded?
(a) He would have overlooked it, because they were friends.
(b) He would have fired him as his assistant.
(c) He would have sent him to a punishment camp.
(d) He would have quickly forgiven him.

2. By the summer of 1940, why did Alfons doubt that he would be fortunate enough to fight in the war?
(a) His grandmother was very ill and he needed to be by her side.
(b) There was a labor shortage due to the war, and Alfons needed to work on his grandmother's farm.
(c) Only England remained to be defeated, and he believed that would happen soon.
(d) Only France remained to be defeated, and he believed that would happen soon.

3. How did Alfons spend Christmas in 1944?
(a) With his men.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) Alone.
(d) With his family.

4. Many people avoided discussions about the possibility of war, including in the Gymnasium. Despite this, what occurred over time?
(a) The Gymnasium became a place of disorder.
(b) Alfons' classmates became excited and eager to experience war.
(c) Over half of Alfons's classmates were killed before they reached the age of 18.
(d) Alfons' classmates became anxious about the possibility of war.

5. When Hitler launched Germany's last major offensive in World War II, what was his objective?
(a) To split the alliance between America and Britain.
(b) To split America and Britain from the ultra-Marxist USSR.
(c) To stabilize the Eastern front.
(d) To stabilize the alliance between American, Britain and the USSR.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alfons was ordered to the Westwall, and his duties included all of the following, except what?

2. By 1938, which of the following statements about the Gestapo was false?

3. During the Easter vacation of 1944, what was Alfons ordered to do?

4. What action was taken regarding products not essential to the war?

5. By 1944, which of the following statements was true about Germany's point of view during the War?

(see the answer key)

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