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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the Hitler Youth puritanical?
(a) They were taught that love is a wrong emotion.
(b) They believed they don't deserve to experience love or gratification.
(c) They wanted men who were willing to sacrifice all of their personal interests.
(d) They wanted strong men not in love with anything but war and conquest.

2. What was Alfons's happiest time in the Hitler Youth?
(a) When he was ordered to report for flight duty.
(b) When he was home with his grandmother.
(c) When he was training 10-man squads on the handling of special weapons.
(d) When he was manning anti-aircraft batteries.

3. How did the small towns usually respond to the air raid sirens?
(a) They panicked and started riots.
(b) They usually disregarded the air raid sirens.
(c) They stayed awake all night until they were sure they were safe.
(d) They left town.

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

5. By whom was Alfons primarily raised?
(a) His grandparents.
(b) His parents.
(c) The family of his friend Heinz Ermann.
(d) His Aunt and Uncle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Alfons's childhood friend Heinz Ermann could not join the Hitler Youth. Later, what happened to Heinz's family?

3. In the 1930s, approximately how many German Jews were there?

4. What happened during one of Alfons's training flights?

5. How did the farmhand and Alfons respond to one another?

(see the answer key)

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