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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the winter of 1943, what was the condition of Germany?
(a) Fewer men were being called up to fight.
(b) The country was growing poorer.
(c) The people felt encouraged.
(d) The country had never been more prosperous.

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

3. In 1942, what decision was made at a top-secret conference in Wannsee, a suburb of Berlin?
(a) A decision to allow Jews to decide whether or not they want to remain in Germany.
(b) The "Final Solution."
(c) The "Cleansing of Germany."
(d) A decision to deport all Jews from Germany.

4. When the borders were reassigned, what were the men told to do?
(a) Dig a trench.
(b) Train up to 14 hours per day.
(c) Go home, because they were no longer needed.
(d) Wait patiently for further instruction.

5. Why does Alfons claim the Germans continued to fight in late 1944?
(a) The Germans were a very optimistic people.
(b) They were too prideful to cease fighting.
(c) Their enemies showed signs of weariness.
(d) Their enemies wanted to destroy not only National Socialism, but the German people as well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was made Manfred's successor?

2. The winter of 1939-40 is referred to as what?

3. When Alfons said goodbye to Frau Ermann, how did she respond to him?

4. Which of the following statements best describes Alfons's leadership over his unit?

5. What was the name of Alfons's family's farmhand?

(see the answer key)

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