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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After numerous flights, how did Alfons feel?
(a) He felt like he was too young, and not ready to be flying.
(b) He felt that he should quit and become a priest instead.
(c) He loved flying and wanted to work hard for the first time in his life.
(d) He felt like it was too much work, and wanted to be a flight mechanic instead.

2. 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 loving father figure to the young pilots.
(c) He was a relentless disciplinarian.
(d) He was a superb pilot.

3. Despite their September 3rd declaration, the Germans believed what about the French and the British?
(a) The French and British were too cowardly to attack Germany.
(b) The Germans did not think the French and British were stronger than Germany.
(c) If they were going to attack Germany, it would not be until summer.
(d) The Germans did not think the French and British would attack.

4. Which of the following was true about the children of Germany in the 1930s?
(a) They hoped it would not be required that they join the Hitler Youth.
(b) They were eager to join the Hitler Youth, for its action and glamor.
(c) They were not required to follow Hitler if they don't want to.
(d) They were scared of Hitler and the Hitler Youth.

5. Nearly a year after the British declared war on Germany, what occurred on May 10, 1940?
(a) Natzi troops attacked Britain.
(b) Nazi troops marched across the borders of France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Holland.
(c) British and French troops marched across the border of Germany.
(d) French troops marched across the border of Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1942, what decision was made at a top-secret conference in Wannsee, a suburb of Berlin?

2. What happened to Alfons as a result of a poor training flight?

3. The Hitler Youth did not cause many parental complaints, particularly when?

4. Which statement accurately summarizes Chapter 1 of the book?

5. Hitler took advantage of what quality of the German people?

(see the answer key)

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