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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Due to enormous casualties in the War, what happened to many of the young pilots?
(a) They had to go home.
(b) They moved up in the ranks much quicker.
(c) They were not allowed to fly anymore.
(d) They were deployed in the War.

2. What did Alfons believe was his first and most important duty?
(a) To respect his grandmother and help her on the farm.
(b) Total submission to Hitler's rule and Germany's welfare.
(c) Total submission to the Jewish leaders in Wittlich.
(d) To submit to the authority of his teacher, Herr Becker.

3. Which of the following statements about the commander, Winkler, is false?
(a) The pilots needed his approval to move up in the ranks.
(b) He was a superb pilot.
(c) He was a loving father figure to the young pilots.
(d) He was a relentless disciplinarian.

4. What happened to Alfons as a result of a poor training flight?
(a) He was suspended from flight duty for 4 days.
(b) He was quickly promoted to C rank.
(c) He was suspended from flight duty for 4 months.
(d) He was sent home.

5. The Soviet Forces pushed the Nazis deep into where?
(a) France.
(b) The Ukraine.
(c) Poland.
(d) Hungary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements about Alfons's family's farmhand is false?

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

3. Many people avoided discussions about the possibility of war, including in the Gymnasium. Despite this, what occurred over time?

4. Which of the following statements about Alfons and Gert's relationship is false?

5. Why was the Hitler Youth puritanical?

(see the answer key)

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