View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Alfons say his parents were impressed by Hitler?
(a) His rule brought full employment and economic order.
(b) He made them extremely wealthy.
(c) He was very inclusive, and treated all Germans equally.
(d) He influenced their son to want to be a Hitler Youth.

2. In Germany in the 1930s, which of the following statements was false?
(a) If someone was Jewish, a gypsy, gay or a political opponent of the Nazis, 1930s Germany was not a place of promise.
(b) If someone was Jewish, a gypsy, gay or a political opponent of the Nazis, 1930's Germany seemed like a place of promise.
(c) Hitler's obsession with the Jews lasted until his final breath.
(d) Wittlich became a garrison town, which brought the town prosperity, and ended unemployment.

3. For Alfons, the Hitler Youth rallies of the summer were a nice break from what activity?
(a) Working in a local store.
(b) Studying.
(c) Working on his grandmother's farm.
(d) Training for the army.

4. Alfons's childhood friend Heinz Ermann could not join the Hitler Youth. Later, what happened to Heinz's family?
(a) They moved to the countryside.
(b) They chose to become followers of Hitler.
(c) They were gassed at Auschwitz.
(d) They moved to a large city in Germany's industrial heartland, Oberhausen.

5. At what age did basic training begin for membership in the army of the Third Reich?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nearly a year after the British declared war on Germany, what occurred on May 10, 1940?

2. At the end of the 1938 Nuremburg Party Congress, Hitler delivered a speech that had what outcome?

3. With whom did Alfons develop a friendly competition to move up in the ranks?

4. Despite their September 3rd declaration, the Germans believed what about the French and the British?

5. Which of the following statements about Hitler's stance on the Jews is false?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 461 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample