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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 5, who was promoted to second in command of the Flying Hitler Youth?
(a) Winkler.
(b) Alfons.
(c) Gert.
(d) Rabbit.

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

3. The winter of 1939-40 is referred to as what?
(a) The time of the "fake war."
(b) The last peaceful time in Germany.
(c) The warmest winter Germany had in years.
(d) The time of the "phony war."

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

5. Who was Lammers?
(a) Afons' classmate in the Gymnasium who was injured when the Royal Air Force attacked.
(b) An assistant to Alfons, injured when the Royal Air Force attacked.
(c) Alfons' good friend in the Hitler Youth, killed when the Royal Air Force attacked.
(d) The commander of all units in the region who died following the Royal Air Force attacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements was true about Alfons's grandmother at the start of the war?

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

3. The carefree life of the Hitler Youth ended when?

4. In 1770, where did Alfons's family emigrate from?

5. When Hitler launched Germany's last major offensive in World War II, what was his objective?

(see the answer key)

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